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Pearland ISD adopts 2025 tax rate unchanged at $1.1350; trustees hear public hearing with no speakers
Summary
After a Sept. 9 public hearing with no in-person speakers, the Pearland ISD Board of Trustees voted 7-0 to adopt a proposed tax rate of $1.1350 for tax year 2025 — the same rate as 2024 — while noting the statutory language must read as an increase relative to the 'no new revenue' benchmark (7.11%).
PEARLAND, Texas — The Pearland Independent School District Board of Trustees on Sept. 9 held a public hearing and then adopted the district’s 2025 tax rate, keeping the total rate the same as the prior year at $1.1350 per $100 of taxable value.
Superintendent Doctor Berger opened the hearing and explained the two parts of the rate: maintenance and operations (M&O) and interest and sinking (I&S). Based on the district’s calculations, Berger said the recommended M&O portion would be $0.7869 and the I&S portion $0.3481, giving an overall rate of $1.1350 — the same total rate as in 2024. Berger told the board the district’s property value…
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