Elsa
Public meetings, who represents you, the city budget and sales-tax trends.
Next meeting
Elsa keeps prior council agendas in a Google Drive folder linked from its Open Government page.
Open Elsa’s Open Government pagecityofelsa.net (opens in new tab)Meeting coverage and details
Going to a meeting
Meetings are open to everyone. To speak, look for the public-comment item on the agenda and sign in before the meeting starts.
City budget
$5,700,925Planned spending for the 2025–26 budget year from the main fund.
Not comparable with the year before.
See the budgetOriginal budgetimg1.wsimg.com (opens in new tab)
A plan, not what was actually spent. From the official budget document.
Sales tax
$151,801Sales tax the state sent the city in September 2026.
2.8% less than the same month last year.
See the trendOfficial datadata.texas.gov (opens in new tab)
One part of the city’s income, not the total. From the Texas Comptroller’s September 2026 report.
Sources
- Official meeting informationcityofelsa.net (opens in new tab)
- Elsa city website (opens in new tab)
- Official area directory (opens in new tab)
- About our coverage
City, county, school and special-district governments have different responsibilities and boundaries.
Agendas are posted on the city’s site
Elsa keeps prior council agendas in a Google Drive folder linked from its Open Government page.
Sales tax
What the state sent the city, from the Texas Comptroller’s September 2026 report. Reported allocations, not total city revenue.
- Monthly allocation · September 2026
- $151,8012.8% less than September 2025
- Calendar year to date · January–September 2026
- $1,406,1113.9% more than January–September 2025
Monthly allocation history
| Report month | Allocation | Same month last year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $151,801 | $156,150 | $4,350 less (-2.8%) |
| August 2026 | $171,225 | $152,421 | $18,805 more (+12.3%) |
| July 2026 | $145,052 | $147,450 | $2,398 less (-1.6%) |
| June 2026 | $147,354 | $145,862 | $1,493 more (+1.0%) |
| May 2026 | $177,149 | $181,957 | $4,808 less (-2.6%) |
| April 2026 | $137,973 | $122,669 | $15,305 more (+12.5%) |
| March 2026 | $138,488 | $124,625 | $13,863 more (+11.1%) |
| February 2026 | $200,628 | $182,375 | $18,253 more (+10.0%) |
| January 2026 | $136,440 | $139,583 | $3,143 less (-2.3%) |
| December 2025 | $153,081 | $144,582 | $8,499 more (+5.9%) |
| November 2025 | $160,835 | $148,957 | $11,878 more (+8.0%) |
| October 2025 | $146,985 | $140,747 | $6,238 more (+4.4%) |
About these numbers
Payments can reflect sales from two or more months earlier, reporting adjustments and tax-rate changes. Increases are not necessarily economic growth. Comparisons use the same period last year, not the previous month. Calendar-year totals are separate from the city’s fiscal-year budget. Amounts are rounded to whole dollars. Percentages are unavailable when the prior amount is zero or negative, or either amount is missing.
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accountsdata.texas.gov (opens in new tab) · September 2026 report.
Budget
FY 2025–26 · Adopted budget. Planned amounts, not what was actually spent.
Budget at a glance
Manually extracted · AI-assistedFY 2025–26 · Adopted plan. View approval · Ordinance No. 2025-06 · 2025-09-16
| Measure | Scope | Amount | Transfers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned spending | General Fund | $5,700,925 | Excludes interfund transfers | PDF p. 34PDF p. 32 |
| Planned revenue | General Fund | $5,109,069 | Excludes interfund transfers | PDF p. 37PDF p. 35How this amount is calculatedSource total: $5,700,925.00 Less Interfund Transfer EDC: $44,167.00 Less Interfund Transfer MDD: $44,167.00 Less 3499 Fund Balance: $503,522.00 Comparable amount: $5,109,069.00 |
| Planned spending | All city funds | Not available · Citywide spending excluding transfers and component-unit scope have not yet been reconciled. | Transfer treatment not established |
The General Fund is part of the all-funds budget, not additional spending. These are spending plans, not actual results.
Read original budgetimg1.wsimg.com (opens in new tab)
Is spending increasing?
Compare adopted spending plans, not actual spending.
General Fund
Prior adopted budget not yet available.
All city funds
Prior adopted budget not yet available.
Both years exclude interfund transfers. General Fund spending is already included in all city funds; do not add them together. Changes are not inflation-adjusted. Bars are scaled within each card.
From revenue to surplus or deficit
General Fund · FY 2025–26 · After transfers
Start with revenue. Add transfers and other financing coming in, then subtract spending and financing outflows. The final bar is what remains, not another source of money.
Planned inflows and outflows are equal. Beginning fund balance is excluded. This is the General Fund only, not the whole city.
See exact calculation & source pages
| Step | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +$5,109,069 | PDF p. 37PDF p. 35 |
| Interfund Transfer EDC | +$44,167 | PDF p. 35 |
| Interfund Transfer MDD | +$44,167 | PDF p. 35 |
| Fund Balance (appropriated) | +$503,522 | PDF p. 37 |
| Spending | −$5,700,925 | PDF p. 34PDF p. 32 |
| Balanced plan | +$0 | Calculated from the rows above |
Spending is subtracted once; capital or debt service already included in it is not deducted again. Transfers and other financing must be fully accounted for before this chart can show a result.
Where the money goes
General Fund · Excludes interfund transfers
All categories included. Rounded percentages may not total 100%. Original city categories are preserved.
Sources & how these numbers were prepared
Transcribed from the archived city PDF with AI assistance in this workspace. No API extraction was run and no independent human audit is claimed.
Fiscal period: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30. This summarizes the linked adopted document; later amendments may not be reflected.
Prepared Sep 16, 2026. Figures may contain interpretation errors. Follow each PDF page link to check its source.
Agendas are posted on the city’s site
Elsa keeps prior council agendas in a Google Drive folder linked from its Open Government page.
Officials listed on the official published directory. Office and place labels follow the source; places are not necessarily geographic districts.
City Council
Elected| Name | Office | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Alonzo R. Perez | Mayor | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Jessica Garza | City Council Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Fernando Rosa | City Council Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Frances S. Rocha | City Council Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Aaron Garza | City Council Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
Source: City of Elsa — Open Governmentcityofelsa.net (opens in new tab)
Officials checked Sep 14, 2026