In a very preliminary look at the 2023-2024 budget, Lamesa school board members are facing a $270,000 shortfall that could be lessened if the district doesn’t purchase a $260,000 school bus.Those were among the items school board members and Chief Financial Offi cer Ron McBee discussed Thursday during the second budget workshop.Board members will continue discussions about the financial numbers in future workshop sessions during the summer.The figures are not set in stone, since the Texas Legislature in special session could still impact public school funding for the next academic year.“We can get close, but we can’t get exact,” McBee ...