Garland Cuts Tax Rate to 67.99 Cents, Sets November Vote to Shift 3 Cents to Operations

Garland city hall civic facade with FY2026-27 tax rate and November shift election banner

GARLAND, The Garland City Council adopted the fiscal year 2026-27 operating budget and a property tax rate of 67.99 cents per $100 of taxable value on Aug. 17, 2026, about one cent lower than the current rate, while calling a November tax-rate election that would ask voters to shift three cents from debt service to … Read more

Fort Worth $511.5M Streets Bond Moves Ahead Inside Static Debt Rate

Fort Worth Texas streets and mobility 2026 bond Proposition A infrastructure

FORT WORTH, Texas — The largest slice of Fort Worth’s voter-approved $845 million 2026 bond program remains the streets and mobility package: Proposition A at $511,480,700, according to the city’s official Bond Program pages, while September’s budget vote kept the municipal debt-service rate unchanged to protect borrowing capacity. Voters approved all six bond propositions on … Read more

Fort Worth Sets $3.33B Budget, Lifts Tax Rate as Average Bill Falls

Fort Worth City Council Texas FY2027 budget and property tax rate adoption

FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth City Council approved a $3.33 billion Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget and a tax year 2026 property tax rate of $0.70565 per $100 of valuation, the city said in an official Sept. 15, 2026, release. The budget is up 10.81%, or just over $241 million, from the FY2026 adopted … Read more