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Kilgore ISD adopts $43.01 million 2025–26 budget, sets tax rate at $1.155 and calls special election
Summary
The Kilgore Independent School District board approved the 2025–26 budget and set a combined tax rate of $1.155 (0.7169 M&O; 0.4382 debt service). The rate triggers a voter-approval election; the board also approved an order calling the special election. Votes on budget, tax rate and election were unanimous 7–0.
Kilgore Independent School District trustees on Tuesday approved a $43,010,007.19 budget for fiscal year 2025–26, set a combined school tax rate of $1.155 and authorized a special election to ratify a voter-approval tax rate. The board voted 7–0 on the budget, on the tax rate and on the order calling the special election. Trish Hall, a district staff member presenting the budget, told trustees the district’s payroll accounts for about $31,000,000 — roughly 72.5 percent of total spending.
Why it matters: The tax-rate decision will trigger a voter-approval election because the proposed maintenance and operations (M&O) component of 0.7169 exceeds the voter-approval threshold; the district also set 0.4382 for debt service. District leaders said the voter-approval election and…
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