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Auditor delivers clean opinion; Houston ISD reports modest fund balance growth and restricted funds drawdown

Houston Independent School District Board of Education · January 9, 2026
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External auditor Luke Grian presented an unmodified (clean) audit for Houston ISD, reporting no findings, a required single audit for federal expenditures, an unassigned general fund balance of about $1.57 million (~4.9%), and drawdowns in restricted staff‑development and facilities maintenance funds due to recent projects.

The Houston Independent School District board heard its annual audit presentation on Monday, where the auditor reported a clean, unmodified opinion and no audit findings.

"We issued an unmodified or clean audit report," auditor Luke Grian said, adding the district had no findings in internal control or compliance testing. Because the district had more than $750,000 in federal expenditures, the audit included a single‑audit compliance review; the auditor said single‑audit testing of the special education program produced no…

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