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Highland Village working to cut into $2.1 million budget deficit
By Micah Pearce at Cross Timbers Gazette (Southern Denton County)
· July 17, 2026
· 2 min read
Highland Village started discussing the city’s upcoming budget, which is projected to be in a deficit of slightly more than $2.1 million.
City council and staff began discussing plans on how to mitigate the deficit at Tuesday’s council meeting, but another meeting will be held next week to contin...
Key takeaway 1% increase in city revenue from last year, but the problems lie elsewhere.
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Category: government ·
Published: July 17, 2026 ·
Source: Cross Timbers Gazette (Southern Denton County) ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? Highland Village started discussing the city’s upcoming budget, which is projected to be in a deficit of slightly more than $2.1 million.
City council and staff began discussing plans on how to mitigate the deficit at Tuesday’s council meeting, but another meeting will be held next week to contin...
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