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2025–2026 Budget Explorer
See where your city's money goes. The adopted budget covering October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026, made simple — tap any item to see what it is and what it pays for. Adopted by City Council on September 9, 2025.
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Money comes in
From your property taxes, sales taxes, and the bills you pay for water, gas, and trash.
Money goes out
To police, fire, parks, streets, water lines, and payments on money the City borrowed.
Kept in separate pots
Called "funds." Your water bill can't pay for parks — each pot has its own rules.
What it means for you
Your tax rate
$0.7070City tax for every $100 of your home's taxable value — about $707 a year on a home taxed at $100,000 · Property Taxes
Your city workforce
578People budgeted to work for the City this year · Positions
How this page works
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Total Budget — $176,097,300
The FY 2025–2026 total expenditures budget is split into six major groups of funds. Tap each group to see what it covers.
Total Expenditures
$176,097,300
Fiscal Year
Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026Adopted September 9, 2025 · Ordinance 2025-083
Council Vote
4 For · 3 AgainstFor: Arreola, Sanchez, Martinez, Quinones · Against: Gutierrez, Lopez Jr., De Reus
This year's budget at a glance
Your city tax rate
$0.7070per $100 of taxable value — about $707/year on a home taxed at $100,000 · Property taxes
Debt payments this year
$10.8MScheduled yearly payments on money the City has borrowed · Annual debt service
People working for your city
578523 full time · 55 part-time & seasonal · Budgeted positions
Utility & service revenue
$40.2MWhat water, gas, trash, wastewater, bridge tolls, and fees bring in · Service charges
Budget by major fund group · tap to open
Capital Projects Fund$64,278,000
One-time construction — streets, buildings, and water lines — rather than day-to-day operations. The biggest slice this year, driven by water and wastewater projects.
Enterprise Funds$57,537,800
City-run businesses — the gas, water, wastewater, and refuse utilities, plus the International Bridge, Airport, and municipal facilities. Paid for by the customers who use them, not by taxes.
General Fund$31,710,000
The City's main wallet — police, fire, parks, streets, and city administration. Paid mostly by taxes and fees.
Internal Service Funds$8,266,700
Behind-the-scenes services that bill other City departments — IT support, building maintenance, and employee health claims.
Debt Service Fund$7,900,100
Money set aside to make yearly payments on the City's borrowed money — like a mortgage payment. Funded by the debt portion of your property tax.
Special Revenue Funds$6,404,700
Money legally restricted to a specific purpose — hotel taxes, grants, and court fees — that can't be spent on anything else.
Budget highlights for FY 2026
- Property tax rate increased, in an effort to reduce property-tax-supported debt. Property tax details
- Continuation of ongoing water projects, with a goal to fund an additional $62,456,981 to improve and expand water and wastewater infrastructure. How utility rates support this
- Capital projects are now budgeted within each fund rather than included in the governmental fund; Fund 780 (Fixed/Capital Assets) was closed and fixed assets are budgeted within each division.
- One-time $1,200 stipend for all non-civil, full time service employees, plus a 5% out of pocket costs in health and dental coverage. All staffing changes
- The Capital Improvement Plan maintains a 5-year projection with a goal of a 20-year plan.
Expenses
Everything the City plans to spend in FY 2025–2026, fund by fund. Tap any fund to see what it does and where the money goes.
Spending by fund · tap to open
101 · General Fund$31,710,000
The City's main wallet — public safety, parks, streets, and administration. About 74% pays the people who deliver these services.
651 · Water Fund$20,309,900
Runs the City's water system — treatment, pipes, and billing — and makes payments on water-project debt.
652 · International Bridge$9,290,700
Operates the international bridge to Ciudad Acuña. Toll revenue also helps support other city services.
656 · Wastewater Fund$9,053,300
Collects and treats the city's sewage and maintains the sewer system.
654 · Refuse & Recycling$8,250,200
Trash and recycling pickup for homes and businesses, plus the landfill.
429 · Debt Service Fund$7,900,100
The City's yearly loan payments, paid with the debt portion of your property tax.
653 · International Airport$6,272,200
Runs Del Rio International Airport — operations, maintenance, and improvements.
764 · Health Claims$5,557,400
Pays health and dental insurance claims for city employees.
650 · Gas Fund$3,852,200
Runs the City's natural gas utility.
203 · Transportation$1,538,400
The city bus system. About 75% of its cost is the people who run it.
761 · Computer Services$1,485,700
The City's IT department — computers, software, and networks for every city office.
222 · TxDOT Bus Facility$1,256,600
A state-supported transit facility project, funded through TxDOT.
763 · Facility Maintenance$1,223,600
Keeps city buildings repaired, cleaned, and running.
206 · Room Tax$946,200
Taxes on hotel stays, spent on tourism and promoting Del Rio.
229 · Economic Development Corporation$850,000
Dedicated sales-tax money for attracting jobs and business to Del Rio.
204 · Women, Infants & Children$727,800
A grant-funded nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
205 · Nutrition$703,700
Grant-funded meal programs serving Del Rio seniors.
655 · Municipal Facilities$509,300
Operates city event and rental facilities.
228 · Economic Development$312,700
The City's economic development office.
Other special revenue funds$69,400
Small restricted funds, each tied to a specific legal purpose.
500 · Capital Projects (CIP)$64,278,000
One-time construction projects across the city — the single biggest line in this year's budget.
Annual Debt Service
Debt service is paid from two places: the property tax-supported Debt Service Fund (429), and utility revenues within the Enterprise and Internal Service funds. Figures below are FY 2025–2026 adopted payments.
FY 26 debt service, all funds
$10,796,000Scheduled bond principal & interest payments
FY 26 Property Tax Supported Debt
$7,726,728Secured by property taxes, per the adopted budget cover page · Property tax details
Debt Portion of Property Tax Rate
$0.383992per $100 of taxable value (of the $0.707000 total rate) · Full rate breakdown
FY 2025–2026 adopted debt service by fund · tap to open
429 · Debt Service Fund$7,733,900
The tax-supported payments — funded by the debt slice of your property tax bill.
651 · Water Fund$3,571,500
Payments on water-system borrowing, covered by water bills — not taxes.
656 · Wastewater Fund$1,940,000
Payments on sewer-system borrowing, covered by sewer charges.
652 · International Bridge$680,000
Payments on bridge-related borrowing, covered by toll revenue.
654 · Refuse & Recycling$502,100
Payments on equipment and facility borrowing, covered by collection fees.
761 · Computer Services$335,800
Payments on technology equipment financing.
Amounts above are budgeted appropriations by fund, which include lease payments and fiscal charges. Scheduled bond principal-and-interest payments for FY 2025–2026 total $10,796,000.
Outstanding debt to maturity (bond schedule totals)
| General Government (Fund 429) | |
|---|---|
| Original issue amount | $76,074,245 |
| Remaining principal | $46,501,897 |
| Remaining interest | $18,989,731 |
| Grand total | $65,491,628 |
| Enterprise Funds (650–656) | |
|---|---|
| Original issue amount | $88,036,430 |
| Remaining principal | $50,543,106 |
| Remaining interest | $11,801,676 |
| Grand total | $62,344,782 |
Combined outstanding principal and interest across all issues: $127,836,410. Issues range from the 2012 Certificates of Obligation through the 2026 Lead Service Line Replacement borrowings, with final maturities out to 2055.
Number of Budgeted Positions
Budgeted staffing for FY 2025–2026, along with the position and compensation actions documented in the adopted budget.
Total budgeted employees
578
Full time
523
Part-time & seasonal
5528 part-time · 27 seasonal
New positions created
2Chief Accountant and Fixed Asset/CIP Clerk
One-time employee stipends
$1,200All non-civil, full time service employees · Del Rio Fire Dept.: $1,200 · Del Rio Police Dept.: $3,500
Health & dental
5%Employees now pay a 5% out of pocket cost for health and dental coverage · contributions up $19 every two weeks · deductible up $500
Staffing & organization changes in this budget
- Two new positions — Chief Accountant and Fixed Asset/CIP Clerk.
- A stated Council priority to follow through, advertise, and fill vacancies in key city positions.
- The Paul Poag Theatre is now budgeted as a division under the Parks Department in the General Fund.
Wondering what these positions cost? See the personnel budget by fund
Personnel Budget as a Percentage of Budget
Personnel subtotals summed from every division's adopted FY 2025–2026 budget, compared against each fund's total expenditures. Tap any fund for the math.
Citywide personnel budget
$36,721,800
% of operating budget
32.8%Of $111,819,300 excluding the Capital Projects Fund
Personnel share by fund · FY 2025–2026 adopted
763 · Facility Maintenance$1,006,700 · 82.3%
$1,006,700 of this fund's $1,223,600 budget pays the people who maintain city buildings.
203 · Transportation$1,152,200 · 74.9%
$1,152,200 of this fund's $1,538,400 budget pays the people who run the city bus system.
101 · General Fund$23,537,600 · 74.2%
$23,537,600 of the General Fund's $31,710,000 budget pays police officers, firefighters, parks crews, and city staff.
204 · Women, Infants & Children$511,400 · 70.3%
$511,400 of this fund's $727,800 budget pays program staff.
228 · Economic Development$217,400 · 69.5%
$217,400 of this fund's $312,700 budget pays economic development staff.
205 · Nutrition$397,700 · 56.5%
$397,700 of this fund's $703,700 budget pays senior-meals program staff.
650 · Gas Fund$1,231,700 · 32.0%
$1,231,700 of this fund's $3,852,200 budget pays gas utility workers.
655 · Municipal Facilities$149,300 · 29.3%
$149,300 of this fund's $509,300 budget pays facility staff.
761 · Computer Services$392,900 · 26.4%
$392,900 of this fund's $1,485,700 budget pays the City's IT staff.
651 · Water Fund$4,411,500 · 21.7%
$4,411,500 of this fund's $20,309,900 budget pays water utility workers. Most of the rest goes to operations, projects, and debt.
656 · Wastewater Fund$1,757,900 · 19.4%
$1,757,900 of this fund's $9,053,300 budget pays wastewater workers.
654 · Refuse & Recycling$795,600 · 9.6%
$795,600 of this fund's $8,250,200 budget pays collection crews — equipment and landfill costs make up much of the rest.
652 · International Bridge$834,900 · 9.0%
$834,900 of this fund's $9,290,700 budget pays bridge staff — toll operations need relatively few people.
653 · International Airport$325,000 · 5.2%
$325,000 of this fund's $6,272,200 budget pays airport staff — most spending is operations and improvements.
Percentages are of each fund's own FY 2025–2026 adopted expenditures. Labor-intensive services — facility maintenance, transit, and General Fund public safety — run roughly 70–82% personnel, while capital- and toll-driven funds like the Bridge and Airport are under 10%. Compare against total expenses by fund
Service Charge & Utility Revenues
FY 2025–2026 adopted "Fees & Service Charges" revenue by fund. Del Rio operates its own gas, water, wastewater, and refuse utilities, plus the International Bridge — a rate study completed for this budget moved utility rates from a fixed fee to a tiered structure. Tap any fund to see what makes up the total.
Service charge revenue by fund · tap to open
651 · Water$12,840,000
What households and businesses pay for water service.
652 · International Bridge$8,800,000
Tolls collected from vehicles crossing between Del Rio and Ciudad Acuña.
656 · Wastewater$8,055,000
What customers pay for sewer service.
654 · Refuse & Recycling$6,640,000
What customers pay for trash and recycling service.
650 · Gas$3,754,000
What customers pay for natural gas service.
653 · International Airport$140,000
Fees paid by aircraft using the airport.
Wastewater service charges jump from $5.55M (FY 25 adopted) to $8.0M and water from $10.6M to $11.8M, reflecting the new tiered rate structure designed to support $62.5M in planned water and wastewater infrastructure debt. See what the City already owes
Property Tax Revenues
Property taxes are collected in two funds: the General Fund (maintenance & operations) and the Debt Service Fund (bond payments). This budget raises $1,149,585 more property tax revenue than last year — an 8.85% increase — of which $198,604 comes from new property added to the tax roll.
FY 26 property tax collections
$15,457,900Current + delinquent + penalty & interest, both funds
Adopted tax rate
$0.7070per $100 of taxable value
Increase over last year
+$1,149,585+8.85% · new property adds $198,604
Where your tax rate goes · M&O vs I&S
Tax rate comparison · 2025–2026
| Adopted property tax rate | $0.707000 / $100 |
|---|---|
| of which: debt rate | $0.383992 / $100 |
| No-new-revenue tax rate | $0.650849 / $100 |
| No-new-revenue M&O tax rate | $0.260082 / $100 |
| Voter-approval tax rate | $0.715720 / $100 |
| Total debt obligation secured by property taxes (FY 26) | $7,726,728 |
The adopted rate of $0.707000 sits above the no-new-revenue rate ($0.650849) and below the voter-approval rate ($0.715720). More than half of the rate — $0.383992 — is dedicated to debt service. See where those payments go