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Tomball ISD projects $255 million budget, flags special-education funding and safety shortfalls
Summary
At a March 16 workshop, Tomball ISD CFO presented a $255 million revenue projection for FY2026–27, outlined legislative funding changes from House Bill 2, and warned special-education weights and SRO funding remain uncertain — staff said state formulas will determine some allocations only after TEA finalizes rules.
Tomball ISD’s chief financial officer, Zach BS, presented the district’s first budget workshop for fiscal 2026–27 on March 16, laying out a revenue projection of $255 million and a budget calendar that runs from November through tax-rate adoption in September.
The projection, Mr. BS said, assumes roughly $119.5 million in local property-tax revenue and that state aid will account for more than half of district revenue for the first time. “Our projection for revenue for 26–27 is a total of $255 million,” Mr. BS said, noting the figure depends on certified property values from local appraisal districts and on state-level funding changes.
Why it matters: the 89th Legislature’s House Bill 2 reallocated…
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