Roma ISD Earns Texas Comptroller Transparency Star Recognition, District Recognized for Excellence in Financial Transparency and Accountability

Roma ISD has been recognized by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts with a prestigious Transparency Star for Traditional Finances, highlighting the district's commitment to fiscal responsibility, accountability, and open government.

The Texas Comptroller's Transparency Stars Program recognizes local governments across Texas that go above and beyond to provide citizens with clear, meaningful, and easily accessible financial information. The voluntary program honors entities that demonstrate exceptional transparency by making financial documents, summaries, visualizations, downloadable data, and other important public information readily available online.

Roma ISD is proud to be the only government entity in Starr County currently recognized with a Texas Comptroller Transparency Star, reflecting the district's dedication to earning and maintaining the trust of its taxpayers, employees, parents, and community members.

"This recognition reflects Roma ISD's unwavering commitment to transparency, accountability, and responsible stewardship of taxpayer resources," said Roma ISD Superintendent Carlos M. Gonzalez Jr. "Our community deserves access to clear and accurate financial information, and we are proud to provide that level of openness. We appreciate the continued support of our Board of Trustees, whose leadership and commitment to sound financial practices have helped make this achievement possible."

To earn a Transparency Star, participating entities must meet rigorous standards established by the Texas Comptroller. Applicants are required to maintain a dedicated transparency webpage that includes user-friendly financial summaries, historical financial documents, interactive charts and visualizations, downloadable datasets, and other resources that allow taxpayers to better understand how public funds are managed. Transparency Stars are reviewed on an ongoing basis to ensure recipients continue to meet the program's high standards.

Roma ISD's Financial Transparency web page provides community members with access to years of financial information, including adopted budgets, Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports, Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) reports, historical tax rate information, debt information, check registers, and additional financial resources designed to promote openness and accountability.

"Our goal has always been to operate with integrity and transparency," said Pedro Alaniz, Roma ISD Chief Financial Officer. "This recognition validates the hard work of the team and reinforces our commitment to serving our community with honesty, responsibility, and accountability. I am very proud of every member of our Business Team."