EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott criticized the El Paso Independent School District’s financial situation during a visit to El Paso on Wednesday, Aug. 19, saying the district’s finances had “spiraled out of control.”
“Problems have arisen in the Austin Independent School District as well as in the El Paso Independent School District. They show how financial problems can spiral out of control,” Abbott said.
Abbott said from 2015 to 2025, El Paso ISD’s enrollment declined by around 20 percent, but at the same time, administrative spending per student increased by 100 percent…