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Rockwall council adopts 2025–26 budget, approves 0.2575 tax rate after weeks of debate
Summary
After hours of public testimony and council debate, Rockwall City Council approved a $2025–26 city budget and a property tax rate of $0.2575 per $100 of assessed value, a 3/4-cent increase from the prior year; the final tax-rate ordinance passed 4–3.
Rockwall City Council adopted the city’s fiscal year 2025–26 budget and approved a property tax rate of $0.2575 per $100 of assessed value at its Sept. 15 meeting after extended deliberations and public testimony. The tax-rate ordinance passed on a 4–3 roll-call vote.
The new budget, approved before the tax-rate vote, was adopted by a 4–3 council vote. Council members who opposed the budget raised concerns about relying on optimistic sales-tax projections and said they preferred raising revenue now to pay for roads and public safety. Council members who supported the budget said it was a conservative plan that funds priorities including public safety, road projects and employee pay.
Why it matters: The tax-rate change is projected to increase city revenue and fund a range of priorities council members and city staff said…
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