Consider and possible action to approve the resolution to set the 2026-2027 M&O tax rate at .7267, the I&S tax rate at .2129, for the Total Tax Rate at .9396. Action(s): Motion Passed: I move that a proposed rate to pay debt service of .2129 per $100 of taxable value be approved. This rate exceeds the district's debt service rate determined under Texas Education Code section 44.004(c)(5)(A)(ii)(b)

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7.c. Consider and possible action to approve the resolution to set the 2026-2027 M&O tax rate at .7267, the I&S tax rate at .2129, for the Total Tax Rate at .9396. Action(s): Motion Passed: I move that a proposed rate to pay debt service of .2129 per $100 of taxable value be approved. This rate exceeds the district's debt service rate determined under Texas Education Code section 44.004(c)(5)(A)(ii)(b) of .1334 by .0795. The excess revenue collected from the proposed rate will be used for retiring debt early saving taxpayer dollars. This motion, made by Jill Woodruff and seconded by James Richardson, Passed. Chester Adams: Yea Courtney Allen: Yea Charolette Gardner: Yea Colt Herron: Yea James Richardson: Yea Charmayne Scott: Yea Jill Woodruff: Yea No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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).