BY COLE GEE, VANESSA HOLT & EMILY LINCKE
Masiel begins city administrator role The city of Shenandoah swore in a new city administrator at the April 8 City Council, officially welcoming Sam H. Masiel Jr. to the role. Masiel replaces Kathie Reyer, who resigned in October. The background According to information from the city, Masiel previously served as assistant city manager in Huntsville.
Tomball ISD projects $255M in 2026-27 fiscal year At the March 16 budget workshop meeting, Tomball ISD Chief Financial Officer Zack Boles projected the district’s fiscal year 2026-27 general fund revenue to be around $255 million. Boles said the audited budget for TISD in FY 2025-26 was $238.3 million; this new budget is a $16.7 million increase. The projections State support allotments House Bill 2 in 2025 generated a $11.8 million funding increase for the district. Total $11.8M
$1.86M: Regular and maintained programs $888,000: Support staff retention $2.43M: Basic costs $6M: Teacher retention $630,000: Safety
Boles’ presentation addressed not only the increased revenue compared to the 2025-26 budget but also the various issues the district will need to address in the next fiscal year. The goals the district hopes to address with this higher budget include staff recruitment and retention, making TISD a destination district, and providing well-maintained facilities for students. Challenges it faces to achieve these goals include the costs of two new campuses, enrollment growth and inflation, Boles said. As previously reported by Community Impact,
SOURCE: TOMBALL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
TISD has also budgeted for the new Tomball West High School and Creekside Junior High School’s fifth grade expansion. Staff salaries make up 88% of the total budget of the district, meaning the board has to be “flexible” with its remaining costs, Boles said. Budget workshops were slated to continue through April 14, after press time.
“Shenandoah has a lot of great things going on with development.” SAM MASIEL, SHENANDOAH CITY ADMINISTRATOR
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