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

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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

Lewisville ISD Adopts $1.0778 Tax Rate, Lowest Since at Least 1999

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LEWISVILLE, Lewisville ISD trustees adopted a 2026-27 property tax rate of $1.0778 per $100 of valuation on Aug. 27, 2026, the lowest total the district says it has set since at least 1999, while still projecting a $7.3 million operating deficit driven largely by staff pay and health-insurance costs. The maintenance and operations (M&O) piece … Read more

Coppell ISD Adopts $0.9857 Tax Rate With $3.5M Budget Deficit

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COPPELL — Coppell ISD trustees adopted a 2026–27 property tax rate of $0.9857 per $100 of assessed value on Aug. 24, 2026, a $0.0038 increase from the prior year, while approving a general fund budget that still runs a $3.5 million deficit after the district trimmed about $4.7 million from last year’s gap. The district’s … Read more

Garland ISD Sets $1.1393 Tax Rate, Down 3.16 Cents From 2025

Garland ISD Sets $1.1393 Tax Rate, Down 3.16 Cents From 2025

GARLAND — Garland ISD’s published 2026 tax-rate table shows an adopted total rate of $1.13930 per $100 of valuation, a $0.0316 decrease from the 2025 rate of $1.1709, with Maintenance and Operations set at $0.75530 and Interest and Sinking held at $0.38400. Those figures come straight from the district’s Property Tax Payments page, which posts … Read more

Lewisville ISD Tax Rate Falls to $1.0778, Lowest Since 1999

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LEWISVILLE, Texas – Lewisville ISD trustees adopted a Lewisville ISD tax rate of $1.0778 per $100 of taxable value for the 2026-27 school year on Aug. 27, 2026, according to the district's official board recap. The district says it is the lowest tax rate Lewisville ISD has adopted since at least 1999. The Maintenance and … Read more

Prosper ISD Tax Rate Falls to $1.2011 for 2026-27

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PROSPER, Texas – Prosper ISD trustees unanimously adopted a Prosper ISD tax rate of $1.2011 per $100 of taxable value for the 2026-27 school year at their Aug. 24, 2026, board meeting, according to the district’s official board recap. The new total is $0.013 lower than last year’s $1.2141 and is the lowest posted Prosper … Read more

EMS ISD VATRE: Critical Nov. 3 Vote to Approve $1.2857 Rate

Person signing tax documents ahead of the EMS ISD VATRE on Nov. 3

The EMS ISD VATRE on Nov. 3, 2026, asks Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD voters in northwest Tarrant County whether to ratify a $1.2857 per $100 tax rate that the school board set in August, a ballot measure that would add about $6.16 million in maintenance and operations revenue for the 2026–27 school year. The official Notice … Read more

Frisco ISD Holds $1.0194 Tax Rate as Average Home Bill Rises $141

Frisco ISD Collin County Texas school tax rate adoption average home bill

FRISCO — Frisco ISD’s Board of Trustees adopted a 2026 tax rate of $1.0194 per $100 of valuation, unchanged from 2025, according to the district’s Sept. 4, 2026 release. The flat rate still means a higher school tax bill for the average home because appraised values rose. District math puts the average home at $551,246 … Read more

Richardson ISD Adopts $1.1319 Tax Rate as Bond Debt Service Rises

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RICHARDSON — Richardson ISD trustees adopted a 2026–27 property tax rate of $1.1319 per $100 of valuation on Sept. 18, 2026, a $0.0267 increase from last year driven by higher debt-service costs for Bond 2025 even as the district cut its Maintenance and Operations rate to the lowest level in 42 years. The district’s official … Read more

McKinney ISD Sets $1.0664 Tax Rate, 3.79 Cents Below Last Year

McKinney ISD Collin County Texas school tax rate adoption FY 2026-27

MCKINNEY, Texas — McKinney ISD trustees set a total property tax rate of $1.0664 per $100 of taxable value for fiscal year 2026-27, a $0.0379 cut from the $1.1043 rate adopted for 2025-26, the district said in an official Sept. 17, 2026, release. Board President Amy Dankel framed the vote as a balance between classrooms … Read more