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WESLACO ISD projects $13M year‑end deficit; trustees press for transparency on prior budgets and staffing
Summary
At a March 30 budget workshop district staff reported a projected $13 million deficit for 2025–26, citing lower TEA allotments and enrollment declines; trustees questioned past revenue assumptions, rolled‑over salary costs and requested detailed backup, amendments and options for 2026–27.
WESLACO ISD district staff told trustees at a March 30 workshop that updated allotment and enrollment figures now point to a projected $13 million deficit for fiscal year 2025–26 and that the district must amend the adopted budget before year end.
Didi Rodriguez, who led the budget presentation, said the district originally adopted a general fund budget with about $196 million in revenues and matching expenses but that TEA’s revised summary of finance and current PEIMS data show revenues nearer $180 million and projected expenditures of roughly $193 million, producing a year‑end deficit of about $13 million. "We're looking at a 193,000,000 in expenditures projected out by the end of the year, giving us a projected deficit of 13,000,000 at the end of the year," Rodriguez said.
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