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McAllen ISD trustees hear 2026–27 budget outlook; fund balance will dip after $16.9M payoff
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Lorena Garcia told the Board of Trustees the district will finish the year with a strong but reduced fund balance after paying off a $16.869 million maintenance tax note; staff warned state revenue adjustments and enrollment uncertainties mean the board will likely use some fund balance and will consider compensation scenarios in coming workshops.
McAllen Independent School District Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations Lorena Garcia told the Board of Trustees during a budget workshop that the district remains in a strong financial position but will see a one‑time reduction in fund balance as it pays off a maintenance tax note that matured this February.
Garcia said the district closed the prior year with $152,000,000 in total fund balance and about $106,000,000 unassigned — which she described as the equivalent of roughly 152 days of operations — and that a $16.869 million qualified school construction (maintenance tax) note will be paid off this year, reducing the total balance. "It's just we're paying off debt," Garcia said, noting the payoff will cause the orange bar on the fund‑balance chart to fall but is not a sign of fiscal distress.
The presentation showed the district's revenue mix is split among local, state and federal…
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