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

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

Lewisville ISD campus exterior tax rate

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

Prosper ISD Cuts Tax Rate to $1.2011 Beside $42.2M Budget Shortfall

Prosper ISD budget booklet tax rate shortfall

PROSPER, Prosper ISD trustees cut the district’s 2026-27 property tax rate to $1.2011 per $100 of valuation on Aug. 24, 2026, a $0.0130 drop from $1.2141, while the earlier June budget package still showed a combined $42.2 million shortfall against a $565.6 million spending plan. Chief Financial Officer Keri Croy, speaking in board materials covered … Read more

McKinney Keeps $0.412284 Tax Rate on $880.5M FY2026-27 Budget

McKinney city hall exterior FY2026-27 budget

MCKINNEY, McKinney City Council adopted an approximately $880.5 million Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget on Sept. 1, 2026, and held the city property tax rate at $0.412284 per $100 of taxable value, the same total as the prior year, according to the city’s official news release and budget table. The all-funds total on the city’s Budget … Read more

Fort Worth ISD Holds $1.029099 Tax Rate Beside $49.8M Budget Shortfall

Fort Worth ISD school budget documents and tax rate worksheet

FORT WORTH , Fort Worth ISD’s appointed board of managers held the 2026-27 property tax rate at $1.029099 per $100 of taxable value, matching the district’s voter-approval ceiling while the legally adopted budget already shows a $49.8 million gap between revenues and expenditures. That rate sits just under the no-new-revenue figure of $1.029687 on the … Read more

Collin County Keeps $0.149343 Tax Rate for 33rd Year on $599.2M Budget

Collin County commissioners chamber tax rate budget

MCKINNEY , Collin County Commissioners Court kept the county property tax rate at $0.149343 per $100 of taxable value for fiscal year 2026, the 33rd consecutive year without a rate increase, while adopting a Total Combined Budget (excluding bond funds) of $599.2 million. The Senate Bill 2 cover statement required on the adopted budget says … Read more

Denton ISD Cuts Tax Rate to $1.1528, Saves Median Homestead About $345

Denton ISD school board chamber tax rate homestead

DENTON , Denton ISD trustees adopted a total 2026-27 property tax rate of $1.1528 per $100 of taxable value on Sept. 22, 2026, a cut of 5.41 cents from last year’s $1.2069, while supporting the balanced $380 million general fund the board approved in June. District materials say a median-valued homestead owner can expect a … Read more

Plano ISD Adopts $1.03275 Tax Rate Beside $44.8M Operating Shortfall

Plano ISD North Texas school finance and tax rate board decision

PLANO , Plano ISD locked in a 2026-27 property tax rate of $1.03275 per $100 of taxable value while running a general fund plan that spends $691.6 million against $634.6 million in revenue and other resources, leaving a $44.8 million operating shortfall the district expects to cover with transfers and fund balance. That pairing (a … Read more

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

Board discussion illustrating Coppell ISD tax rate coverage

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