The New Texan
Central Texas EditionThursday, May 21, 2026

SCHOOL WATCH

Four Central Texas Schools Are Closing. Here's the Map.

Pflugerville ISD voted to close four elementary schools this week. Austin ISD is sitting on a $181 million deficit. Five campuses, mapped.

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The New Texan staffMay 20, 2026

Within days of each other in May 2026, Pflugerville ISD voted to shutter four elementary schools ahead of the 2027–28 school year, and Austin ISD delayed a budget update while facing a $181 million shortfall. The closures and at-risk campuses are spread across a metro corridor that spent the past decade building schools to keep pace with rapid population growth.

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