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5 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-432] Consider a resolution: (1) setting the proposed City of Waco 2026 tax rate as $0.755000 per $100 valuation; (2) stating the that under the proposed tax rate of $0.755000 per $100 valuation, the median- valued homestead property in Waco would pay $1,434.52, which is $73.74 less than the previous fiscal year, and if the City were to adopt the No-New-Revenue Rate, the median-valued homestead property in Waco would pay $1,385.95, which is $122.32 less than Docusign Envelope ID: 764FF0D6-7
Presented in: City of Waco: 8/4 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-08-04
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-432] Consider a resolution: (1) setting the proposed City of Waco 2026 tax rate as $0.755000 per $100 valuation; (2) stating the that under the proposed tax rate of $0.755000 per $100 valuation, the median- valued homestead property in Waco would pay $1,434.52, which is $73.74 less than the previous fiscal year, and if the City were to adopt the No-New-Revenue Rate, the median-valued homestead property in Waco would pay $1,385.95, which is $122.32 less than Docusign Envelope ID: 764FF0D6-7”
JH
Jim Holmes
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
AJ
Andrea J. Barefield
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
IL
Isabel Lozano
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
JC
Jed Cole
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
DE
Darius Ewing
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
GC
George Chase
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Waco City Council Item 5: Consider a resolution: (1) setting the proposed City of Waco 2026 tax rate as $0.755000 per $100 valuation; (2) stating the that under the proposed tax rate of $0.755000 per $100 valuation, the median
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.