AUSTIN, Texas - Sweeping changes could be on the horizon for Austin ISD.

AISD says it's fighting to save the district amid a nearly $20 million budget deficit.

Austin ISD school closures

The backstory:

On Friday, the district released a consolidation and boundary change proposal with more than a dozen schools set to close.

AISD Board President Lynn Boswell says the state funding for Texas Public Schools has not kept up with inflation.

"It’s fair to say that we’re fighting for the future of our district," Boswell said. "We are having to do more with less."

The district said it has lost more than 10,000 students over the past decade, leaving 25,000 empty seats in the district.

"I am so sorry, and I am so sad we are at this moment," Boswell said.

AISD says it’ll save $20 million in

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