In the midst of parliamentary property tax debates, the largest Texas school districts follow deficit budgets for the following year.

Many public school districts in Texas are adopting deficits as they approach the funds year’s date for budget assent as they approach the 2026–2027 school year.

Districts across the state have cited factors like a lack of state funding, prices, declining enrollment, birth rates, and declining property values as contributing factors to their growing imbalances.