Action Item: Consideration of setting the PROPOSED M&O and I&S Tax rates for the 2026-27 school year . Presenter: Chequita Dunbar Description: State law requires the board to PROPOSE a maximum tax rate before the Notice of Public Hearing is published.  The proposed M&O tax rate is the compressed rate, as determined by TEA, plus our enrichment pennies.  The Debt Service rate is the rate necessary t

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13. Action Item: Consideration of setting the PROPOSED M&O and I&S Tax rates for the 2026-27 school year . Presenter: Chequita Dunbar Description: State law requires the board to PROPOSE a maximum tax rate before the Notice of Public Hearing is published.  The proposed M&O tax rate is the compressed rate, as determined by TEA, plus our enrichment pennies.  The Debt Service rate is the rate necessary to cover the debt payment. The proposed rates will be adopted at the August 27th meeting unless there are any significant changes. Proposed M&O rate $0.7705 Proposed I&S rate: $0.04306 Total: $.81356

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.