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Dallas County Commissioners adopt Parkland’s $3.14 billion budget, keep tax rate at $0.212 per $100
Summary
Dallas County Commissioners unanimously approved Parkland Hospital District’s fiscal 2026 operating and capital budgets and adopted a tax rate of $0.212 per $100 of valuation; county officials and Parkland staff said the effective rise in aggregate taxes reflects state law changes, not a higher Parkland rate.
Dallas County Commissioners Court on Tuesday unanimously approved the Dallas County Hospital District (Parkland Health) fiscal year 2026 operating budget and adopted a tax rate of $0.212 per $100 of taxable value for tax year 2025.
The vote approved a $3,139,930,000 FY2026 operating budget and an ongoing capital budget of $132,900,000. Parkland staff and the commissioners repeatedly emphasized that the adopted tax rate is the same rate Parkland set the prior year.
The fiscal significance for homeowners, however, comes from several other statutory changes. "This rate that we're talking about, just for people to know, is the same rate that Parkland charged last year," Commissioner Elba Garcia said in discussion on the floor, adding that changes enacted at the state…
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