La Marque ISD owes Texas $1.4 million in overpayment
LA MARQUE, TX (KTRK) -- La Marque ISD's slogan is "We're moving forward ... and we like it like that!" But there are more questions than answers about how this troubled district will move into the future.
The latest hurdle may be money the district owes the State of Texas. The TEA sent a letter to the district telling administrators they overestimated their average daily enrollment, and as such, owe $1.4 million in overpayments by February 1.
La Marque is one of 35 districts that received the overpayments, which a TEA spokesperson says is not unusual. Neither is the fact that the money owed exceeds what La Marque would receive in payments this year.
What is unusual is that this comes on the heels of the state telling La Marque it wants to remove the Superintendent and board and replace them with an appointed board, because of failing financial accountability standards.
La Marque has appealed and the state will reconsider. But that could be a formality and the district could operate under state control by the end of the school year.
The district issued the following statement:
