This testimony covers remarks today from James Quintero, that focus on three policy areas—property taxes, financial transparency, and local debt. He also offers some suggestions as to how each area might be improved via special purpose district reform.
Taxes & Spending
SAISD is to Blame for Its Budget Mess
Earlier this week, San Antonio ISD officials complained that “tough decisions” lie ahead as budget deliberations began in earnest. Some even lamented that, absent drastic action, SAISD would be forced into “cutting hundreds of staff positions” across the district. The source of district’s budget woes, according to the superintendent, was three-fold: “stagnant state funding, declining...
April 11, 2024