San Benito
Public meetings, who represents you, the city budget and sales-tax trends.
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City budget
$19,060,167Planned spending for the 2025–26 budget year from the main fund.
4.5% more than the year before.
See the budgetOriginal budgetcityofsanbenito.com (opens in new tab)
A plan, not what was actually spent. From the official budget document.
Sales tax
$667,893Sales tax the state sent the city in September 2026.
0.8% 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 informationcityofsanbenito.com (opens in new tab)
- San Benito city website (opens in new tab)
- Official area directory (opens in new tab)
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3 meetings shown
August 2026
San Benito City Commission
August 18, 2026 City of San Benito Regular City Commission Meeting
Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall, 401 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586
Regular schedule; check the official notice.
September 2026
San Benito City Commission
September 1, 2026 City of San Benito Regular City Commission Meeting
Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall, 401 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586
Regular schedule; check the official notice.
San Benito City Commission
September 15, 2026 City of San Benito Regular City Commission Meeting
Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall, 401 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586
Regular schedule; check the official notice.
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
- $667,8930.8% less than September 2025
- Calendar year to date · January–September 2026
- $6,244,3829.3% more than January–September 2025
Monthly allocation history
| Report month | Allocation | Same month last year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $667,893 | $673,255 | $5,362 less (-0.8%) |
| August 2026 | $767,221 | $664,357 | $102,864 more (+15.5%) |
| July 2026 | $677,655 | $622,414 | $55,241 more (+8.9%) |
| June 2026 | $665,137 | $607,780 | $57,357 more (+9.4%) |
| May 2026 | $775,664 | $711,248 | $64,415 more (+9.1%) |
| April 2026 | $616,183 | $545,267 | $70,916 more (+13.0%) |
| March 2026 | $594,629 | $576,023 | $18,605 more (+3.2%) |
| February 2026 | $814,871 | $732,476 | $82,395 more (+11.2%) |
| January 2026 | $665,129 | $579,576 | $85,553 more (+14.8%) |
| December 2025 | $715,568 | $601,498 | $114,069 more (+19.0%) |
| November 2025 | $698,331 | $641,520 | $56,811 more (+8.9%) |
| October 2025 | $634,009 | $582,562 | $51,447 more (+8.8%) |
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.
| Measure | Scope | Amount | Transfers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned spending | General Fund | $19,060,167 | Excludes interfund transfers | PDF p. 26PDF p. 32 |
| Planned revenue | General Fund | $17,444,704 | Excludes interfund transfers | PDF p. 26PDF p. 29How this amount is calculatedSource total: $19,284,704.00 Less 3-0700 ADDITIONAL FINANCING SOURCES: $1,840,000.00 Comparable amount: $17,444,704.00 |
| 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 budgetcityofsanbenito.com (opens in new tab)
Is spending increasing?
Compare adopted spending plans, not actual spending.
General Fund
How this amount is calculated
Source total: $18,246,094.00
Less 5-0103-0810 TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS: $5,000.00
Comparable amount: $18,241,094.00
All city funds
Matching spending totals excluding transfers are not 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.
A surplus means planned inflows exceed spending and financing outflows. It is not the city’s bank balance or proof of actual savings. Beginning fund balance is excluded. This is the General Fund only, not the whole city.
See exact calculation & source pages
| Step | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +$17,444,704 | PDF p. 26PDF p. 29 |
| ADDITIONAL FINANCING SOURCES (fund balance appropriated) | +$1,840,000 | PDF p. 29 |
| Spending | −$19,060,167 | PDF p. 26PDF p. 32 |
| Planned surplus | +$224,537 | 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
Partial breakdown; not all amounts are represented. 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 15, 2026. Figures may contain interpretation errors. Follow each PDF page link to check its source.
September 2026
San Benito City Commission
September 15, 2026 City of San Benito Regular City Commission Meeting
Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall, 401 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586
Regular schedule; check the official notice.
San Benito City Commission
September 1, 2026 City of San Benito Regular City Commission Meeting
Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall, 401 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586
Regular schedule; check the official notice.
August 2026
San Benito City Commission
August 18, 2026 City of San Benito Regular City Commission Meeting
Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall, 401 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586
Regular schedule; check the official notice.
San Benito City Commission
August 4, 2026 City of San Benito Regular City Commission Meeting
Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall, 401 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586
Regular schedule; check the official notice.
July 2026
San Benito City Commission
July 21, 2026 City of San Benito Regular City Commission Meeting
Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall, 401 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586
Regular schedule; check the official notice.
San Benito City Commission
July 7, 2026 City of San Benito Regular City Commission Meeting
Cesar Gonzalez Meeting Hall, 401 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586
Regular schedule; check the official notice.
June 2026
San Benito Zoning Board of Adjustments
June 25 2026 Notice of a Regular Meeting of the San Benito Zoning Board of Adjustments
Cesar Gonzales Meeting Hall, San Benito Municipal Building, 401 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586
Regular schedule; check the official notice.
Officials listed on the official published directory. Office and place labels follow the source; places are not necessarily geographic districts.
City Commission
Elected| Name | Office | Place | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro "Pete" Galvan | Mayor | ||
| Ricardo Perez, Jr. | City Commissioner | Place 1 | |
| Daniel Cortez, Sr. | City Commissioner | Place 2 | |
| Victor M. Gonzalez | City Commissioner | Place 3 | |
| Jose E. Navarro | City Commissioner | Place 4 |
Source: City of San Benito — City Commissioncityofsanbenito.com (opens in new tab)
Planning & Zoning Commission
Appointed| Name | Office | Place | Term | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Cortez | Commission Member | Place 1 | Begins June 2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Velma De Los Santos | Commission Member | Place 2 | Begins June 2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Esteban Rodriguez | Commission Member | Place 3 | Begins June 2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Hector Gomez | Commission Member | Place 4 | Begins June 2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Adam Abrego | Commission Member | Place 5 | Begins June 2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
Source: City of San Benito — Planning & Zoning Commissioncityofsanbenito.com (opens in new tab)
Economic Development Corporation
Appointed| Name | Office | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Garza Llanes | Board Member · Board President | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Esteban Rodriguez | Board Member · Vice President | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Erica Guerra | Board Member · Secretary/Treasurer | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Hector Gomez | Board Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Rogelio T. Nunez | Board Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Renato Rodriguez | Board Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Ricardo Guerra | Board Member | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Mayor Pedro A. Galvan | Board Member · Ex Officio | Official page (opens in new tab) |
Source: San Benito EDC — Board of Directorssanbenitoedc.us (opens in new tab)
Board of Adjustment & Appeals
Appointed| Name | Office | Place | Term | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Maya | Board Member | Place 1 | Begins June 2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Velma De Los Santos | Board Member | Place 2 | Begins June 2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Noe Galvan | Board Member | Place 3 | Begins June 2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| Miguel Garcia | Board Member | Place 4 | Begins June 2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
| J.V. Garcia | Board Member | Place 5 | Begins June 2026 | Official page (opens in new tab) |
Source: City of San Benito — Board of Adjustment & Appealscityofsanbenito.com (opens in new tab)
Meetings checked 1 day ago · Officials checked Sep 15, 2026