Texas Bond Review Board
GovernmentThe Texas Bond Review Board is a state agency responsible for monitoring and analyzing debt issued by state agencies, state colleges and universities, and local governments across Texas. It maintains a public data center with longitudinal debt information reported by issuers themselves, covering outstanding bond amounts, debt service projections, and related metrics. The data is compiled from self-reported information and serves as an educational resource for policymakers and the public to understand state and local debt in Texas.
Pinned datasets
Texas ISD Debt Service Schedules (BRB)
School districts borrow money by selling bonds to fund buildings, buses, and equipment. This data shows how much each Texas school district owes and how much they'll pay back each year in principal and interest. It breaks out two types of debt (CABs and CIBs) so you can see the district's payment schedule stretching years into the future. Useful for understanding whether a district's debt is manageable or whether they're taking on too much.
Texas ISD Debt Outstanding (BRB)
School districts borrow money by selling bonds to fund construction and other projects. This dataset shows how much money each Texas school district still owes on those bonds, broken down by year and bond type. You can see which districts have the most debt, whether debt is going up or down, and how different school systems compare in their borrowing patterns.