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Edinburg's money

Every figure comes from an official record — the Texas Comptroller, the Census Bureau, or the City of Edinburg's own documents — and links to its source. Summaries are AI-generated: verify against the originals.

No increase
Property tax increase
FY 2025-2026

The property tax rate remains at $0.6300 per $100 assessed valuation for FY 2025-2026.

official document verified in source retrieved 2026-08-30
Unmodified (clean)
Audit opinion
FY 2024-25

The auditors issued an unmodified opinion, stating the financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with GAAP.

official document verified in source retrieved 2026-08-30

Deep dive: department by department

Department totals and the category subtotals the city's budget book prints — nothing estimated.

What the money is spent on — by department · 2025-2026

The 20 largest departments as printed in the city's adopted budget book. Fund and function summary rows are excluded — they'd count the same dollars twice. · source: adopted budget

Sales tax paid to the city, by year

$25M$50M 2013201520202025 2013: $16,907,9252014: $18,891,6542015: $20,245,2702016: $21,171,2512017: $20,934,7672018: $22,794,4592019: $25,574,5732020: $26,395,9982021: $30,779,1792022: $34,627,2862023: $36,794,3522024: $38,505,2292025: $43,056,753 $16,907,925$43,056,753
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of Edinburg, summed per calendar year. The online record starts in 2013. More context in History. · source verified in source

What is the city budget?

The document is the City of Edinburg’s adopted budget for fiscal year 2025‑2026. It outlines the city’s budgeting policies, the fiscal calendar, how revenues and expenditures are organized by fund and department, and the procedural rules for preparing, filing, and adopting the budget. The budget is required to be balanced, includes minimum fund‑balance requirements, and describes the use of encumbrances and depreciation reserves.

Fiscal year dates October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026
General Fund minimum balance 92 days of operating expenditures
Solid Waste & Water/Sewer Funds minimum balance 92 days of operating expenses
Depreciation reserve requirement 50% of the average of the last four fiscal years’ depreciation expense
Budget recommendation deadline August 15 (of the year prior to the fiscal year)
Advance filing before tax rate adoption At least 30 days prior to the tax‑rate adoption date
Public hearing notice period Public hearing must be held no less than 15 days after the budget is filed

Is it accounted for? What the auditors say

The City of Edinburg’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year that ended on September 30, 2025 is a full accounting of every city fund, including the Economic Development Corporation. It contains audited financial statements, a management discussion and analysis, a detailed index of all statements (government‑wide, fund, proprietary, fiduciary), supplemental schedules (budget comparisons, pension and OPEB data, debt capacity), and a federal‑awards section. The independent auditor, Cascos & Associates, PC, gave an unmodified (“clean”) opinion, meaning the financial statements fairly present the city’s finances according to GAAP.

Fiscal year covered 2025 (ended September 30, 2025)
Report issuance date March 17, 2026
Independent auditor Cascos & Associates, PC
Auditor's opinion Unmodified ("clean") opinion
AI summary — verify against the original. · Annual Comprehensive Financial Report - Fiscal Year 2025

Household income

Median household income $57,789
Under $25,000 12.6%
$25,000 - $49,999 20.3%
$50,000 - $99,999 39.7%
$100,000 - $199,999 22.7%
$200,000 and up 4.8%
2019-2023 ACS 5-year · US Census Bureau

The documents, year by year