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La Joya's money

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

Unmodified (clean)
Audit opinion
Year ended September 30, 2024

Auditors state the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position.

official document verified in source retrieved 2026-08-31

Sales tax paid to the city, by year

$500k$1M 2013201520202025 2013: $439,2082014: $451,0422015: $537,5542016: $470,3482017: $462,3052018: $499,2052019: $525,2912020: $592,2762021: $681,7502022: $724,0212023: $757,0602024: $759,6192025: $776,060 $439,208$776,060
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of La Joya, summed per calendar year. The online record starts in 2013. More context in History. · source verified in source

What is the city budget?

This is the cover sheet that records the City of La Joya’s proposed municipal budget for fiscal year 2026‑2027. It shows that the budget was received by the City Secretary’s Office on August 22, 2026 and filed as a "proposed" (not yet adopted) document.

Fiscal year covered FY 2026‑2027
Date received by City Secretary August 22, 2026
Document status Proposed (not adopted)
Document type Municipal budget (proposed)
AI summary — verify against the original. · Proposed FY 2026–2027 Municipal Budget — Filed August 22, 2026

Is it accounted for? What the auditors say

This is the City of La Joya’s audited annual financial report for the fiscal year ending September 30 2024. An independent CPA, Guillermo Reyna, issued an unqualified opinion that the city’s government‑wide, governmental fund, and business‑type fund statements fairly present its financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. The report shows the city’s total net position grew by $2.26 million to $18.68 million, with governmental activities at $13.94 million and business‑type activities at $4.74 million. The General Fund ended with a $3.09 million unreserved balance, up from $2.16 million the prior year, and governmental assets exceeded liabilities by $18.68 million.

Net position increase (FY 2024) $2,261,876
Total net position ending balance $18,680,981
Governmental activities net position $13,937,389
Business‑type activities net position $4,743,592
General Fund unreserved balance (2024) $3,086,470
General Fund unreserved balance (2023) $2,155,720
Governmental assets exceed liabilities by $18,683,118
Auditor's opinion Unqualified (fair presentation) – issued June 24 2025
AI summary — verify against the original. · Comprehensive Financial Audit Report, Fiscal Year 2024

The documents, year by year

We haven't been able to verify a department-by-department breakdown from La Joya's published budget yet — nothing is shown until it's verified, and nothing is ever estimated. The budget itself is in Documents.