AISD budget deficit and the Texas legislature
The Brief
- Texas legislative session begins Jan. 14
- Big topic of discussion will be education after the legislature failed to pass a school funding measures during the last session
- Austin ISD leaders share concerns about budget
AUSTIN, Texas – The new legislative session starts in one week. Among the major issues facing lawmakers will be education, after the legislature failed to pass a school funding measure during the last session. Against that backdrop, districts across Central Texas are finding themselves in the red, including Austin ISD.
“In my time on the board, we have not had this much of a deficit,” said Austin ISD board president Arati Singh. …