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Mesquite ISD adopts 2025–26 ad valorem tax rate; debt service rate rises one cent
Summary
Trustees adopted the district’s 2025–26 tax rate on Sept. 16. District staff said the maintenance and operations component was unchanged from the prior year, while the debt service rate increased by one cent. Trustees approved the rate by voice vote.
The Mesquite Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted the 2025–26 ad valorem tax rate on Sept. 16, approving the rate package staff presented to fund the district’s budget.
District business staff reported that the maintenance and operations (M&O) tax-rate component remained unchanged from the prior year, and that the debt-service component increased by one cent (from $0.40 to $0.41 per $100 of valuation), citing the figures used to support the budget the board approved earlier this summer. Trustees moved and seconded a motion to adopt the tax rate and approved it by voice vote.
Why it matters: The adopted tax rate provides the revenue to fund the 2025–26 budget the board approved in June. Changes in the debt-service rate reflect the district’s bond debt schedule and were reported to be required to match payments; the voter-approved M&O portion did not change, according to staff.
Discussion versus decision: Presentation of tax-rate components and the formal board decision to set the ad valorem tax rate were separate steps. The board’s action to set the tax rate was a formal decision recorded on the agenda.
What’s next: The district tax office will proceed with required notifications and billing under the adopted rate.
