EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Ysleta Independent School District says it is being forced to make tough financial decisions after a state change is expected to reduce its funding by $11 million.
District officials said during Wednesday’s board meeting that the reduction is tied to changes made this year to Senate Bill 12, legislation passed in 2023.
The law was intended to provide property tax relief to elderly or disabled homeowners whose school district taxes were already capped. While that lowered tax bills for those homeowners, it also meant less money went to school districts…