SATX-BNE: Impact 11/3/2025

Boerne ISD trustees reviewed a financial efficiency audit for the 2023-24 school year Oct. 27. While this audit was not required due to local disaster declarations, district leaders said the audit was conducted to help provide financial transparency. The audit was completed by Weaver and Tidwell LLP.

Breaking it down: Audit findings show the district’s total operating revenue for all funds for fiscal year 2023-24 totaled $8,941 per student. The average for peer districts totaled $11,132 per student, while the state average totaled $13,037 per student.

Weaver and Tidwell representatives highlighted that the majority of revenue for Boerne ISD and peer districts comes from property taxes.

Additionally, the report found that the district’s operating expenditures for all funds totaled $9,361 per student, while peer districts and the state average were $10,661 per student and $12,944 per student, respectively.

Trustee Garrett Wilson pointed out that the district has maintained a balanced budget over the years and has worked to ensure budgets do not have significant surpluses or shortages.

As October comes to a close, check out these five stories from Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch and Kendall County governments.

The overview: Over the month, the city of Boerne tackled amendments to the Buc-ee’s development agreement, and city officials discussed the state of the city.

In Fair Oaks Ranch, City Council discussed engineering requirements for driveway culverts, deciding to postpone the decision.

Kendall County commissioners approved financial guarantees for the Corley Road project, and Katherine McDaniel was appointed judge of the newly created 498th Judicial District Court.

Check out transportation projects in the San Antonio area. This list is not comprehensive. Details are subject to change.

1. I-10 and Loop 1604 interchange project
Project: Part of the Loop 1604 North Expansion project, the Loop 1604 and I-10 interchange project will consist of eight flyover ramps, roundabouts, a high-occupancy vehicle lane and other interchange improvements.

Update: The fifth flyover ramp opened on Oct. 5

• Timeline: 2022-2027
• Cost: $463 million
• Funding source: state and federal funds

• Timeline: summer 2026-winter 2028
• Cost: $10.33 million
• Funding source: 2022 General Obligation Bond, the San Antonio Water System

Millions of Texans may see delays in their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits beginning Nov. 1, as the federal government shutdown reaches the one-month mark.

The latest: The federal food assistance program is set to run out of funding in November, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Two federal judges ruled Oct. 31 that the Trump Administration must use federal contingency funds, which are stockpiled for emergency expenses, to fund SNAP in November, although the next steps surrounding SNAP benefits were unclear as of press time.

The local impact: Over 3.5 million Texans receive SNAP benefits each month, according to Feeding Texas, the statewide network of food banks.

“People are at risk of going hungry if the government doesn't reopen and SNAP benefits are delayed. … These are already vulnerable Texans,” Feeding Texas CEO Celia Cole said in an Oct. 27 interview.

Food banks across the state Texas food banks previously expanded their operations to meet increased demand as thousands of federal workers go without paychecks during the shutdown.