Texas school districts are facing major financial hurdles. [View all]

Austin ISD is ending the current school year with a $49 million deficit. The board is closing ten schools at the end of this school year, but they are going into the 2026-'27 school year with a projected $181 million shortfall. The deficit is caused by several factors: a reduction in property tax values, enrollment decline, increased costs and delayed real estate deals led to a $30 million increase in the current year budget deficit.
https://www.austinisd.org/announcements/2026/04/08/austin-isd-faces-deeper-budget-cuts-due-growing-budget-deficit

Hays Consolidated ISD, another district in Central Texas, is having to trim next year's budget by $12 million, affecting at least 120 jobs. Record inflation and no increases in the basic student funding allotment from the state between 2019 and 2025 have taken a heavy toll.

Eastside ISD (San Antonio) projects a $49.5 million deficit.
San Antonio ISD is working to cut $19 million – including probably eliminating 220 positions – as budget deficit hits $46 million.
The Alamo Heights Independent School District (San Antonio) is projected to face a $181 million budget shortfall for the 2026-27 school year.
Fort Worth ISD is $40 million in the hole.
Dallas ISD is projected to close out the current budget year with a $16 million deficit and head into the 2026-27 budget year with a $181 million deficit.
Houston ISD is projected to have a $33 million deficit next year.
Corpus Christi is $24.5 million in the hole.
Abilene faces a $13 million deficit.
Amarillo heads into 2026-27 with a projected $181 million shortfall.
Odessa a $49 million deficit and enter the 2026-27 budget cycle with an estimated $181 million shortfall.

The Texas Legislature has refused to increase Texas's per pupil funding allotment since 2019 in spite of significant inflation. Many of our public school systems in Texas are in deep distress. Republicans in the Legislature and the governor seem determined to break public education.