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County debt, pension, and capital.

Figures from the County's FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. Pension figures are measured as of December 31, 2024; OPEB figures are measured as of September 30, 2025. Reported balances only.

Audited ACFRFY2025County ACFR · p.35
01 / Debt

Long-term debt balances.

Statement of Net Position and Note 8.

Total liabilities
$1.9B
Primary government
General obligation bonds
$1.1B
Note 8, ending balance
Debt Service Fund balance
$39.4M
Restricted fund balance

Debt components

Reported balances
General obligation bonds$1.1B
Capital financing payable$119.6M
Notes payable$24.6M

Source: ACFR Note 8, pp. 77–81. These components are not the full long-term liability total.

Debt balances

ItemAmountSource
General obligation bonds$1,115,454,389County ACFR · p.77
Notes payable$24,620,000County ACFR · p.81
Capital financing payable$119,634,287County ACFR · p.77
Total bonds payable, including premiums$1,241,479,774County ACFR · p.77
Total long-term liabilities$1,394,099,171County ACFR · p.77
Long-term liabilities due within one year$91,702,508County ACFR · p.35
Debt Service Fund total fund balance$39,421,012County ACFR · p.38
02 / Pension & OPEB

Pension and retiree benefits.

Reported liabilities; funded ratio computed from the reported figures.

TCDRS pension

Measured Dec. 31, 2024
98.84%

Computed funded ratio: fiduciary net position ÷ total pension liability

Total pension liability (TCDRS)$1,092,712,978County ACFR · p.91
Plan fiduciary net position$1,079,999,723County ACFR · p.91
Net pension liability$12,713,255County ACFR · p.91

County ACFR · p.91

OPEB

Measured Sept. 30, 2025
Total OPEB liability$389,912,653County ACFR · p.95
OPEB plan fiduciary net position$63,015,317County ACFR · p.95
Net OPEB liability$326,897,336County ACFR · p.96

OPEB is separate from pension. No benefit-adequacy or investment conclusion is drawn. County ACFR · p.95

03 / Capital

Capital position and bond authority.

Capital assets, fund balance, and remaining authorization.

Capital balances

ACFR
ItemAmountSource
Net investment in capital assets$3,676,321,569County ACFR · p.35
Capital Projects Fund total fund balance$139,452,553County ACFR · p.38
Authorized but unissued bond authority$1,423,795,000County ACFR · p.80
Bonds issued against authorization$443,400,000County ACFR · p.80
Unissued bond authority$980,395,000County ACFR · p.80

2023 bond authorization

  • Mobility: $712,630,000 approved November 2023.
  • Parks and Recreation: $153,000,000 approved November 2023.
  • Authorized but unissued, all elections: $1,423,795,000.
  • Unissued after amounts issued to date: $980,395,000.

County ACFR · p.80

04 / Source

Open the primary report.

Read the notes before relying on a balance.

  • Fort Bend County FY2025 ACFR (PDF) →
  • Statement of Net Position: p. 35 · Fund balance sheet: p. 38 · Note 8 Long-Term Liabilities: pp. 77–81 · Note 9 pension: pp. 89–93 · Note 11 OPEB: pp. 93–97.
  • The ACFR carries the audit; this page does not re-state the auditor's opinion beyond linking the report.

County ACFR