E. Approval that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.183394, which is effectively a 1.936988 percent increase in the tax rate. THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 0.917088 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $1.32. The adoption of the tax rate on $100 of taxable value for Denton County for tax year 2026

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7.E. Approval that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.183394, which is effectively a 1.936988 percent increase in the tax rate. THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 0.917088 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $1.32. The adoption of the tax rate on $100 of taxable value for Denton County for tax year 2026 includes $0.145584 for the purpose of maintenance and operation expenditures and $0.037810 for the payment of principal and interest to pay debt service, for the total County tax rate of $0.183394.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).