Consideration and Possible Approval of the 2026 Tax Rate Adoption Presenter: Larry Guerra Description: Background : Certified property tax values were submitted to TEA prior to August 1 to set the district’s Tier I tax rate within the limits of House Bill 2.  The M&O tax rate is a combination of the Tier 1 rate of $0.6048 and the Tier II rate of $0.12 for a total of $0.7248.  The I&S tax rate is $

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7.C. Consideration and Possible Approval of the 2026 Tax Rate Adoption Presenter: Larry Guerra Description: Background : Certified property tax values were submitted to TEA prior to August 1 to set the district’s Tier I tax rate within the limits of House Bill 2.  The M&O tax rate is a combination of the Tier 1 rate of $0.6048 and the Tier II rate of $0.12 for a total of $0.7248.  The I&S tax rate is $0.35 for a total tax rate of $1.0748. Recommendation : It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $1.0748 as presented. Attachments: ( 1 ) Action Sheet - Tax Rate Adoption 9/11/2026 at 12:16 PM

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). 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).