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Birdville ISD board adopts 2025 tax rate, approves budget amendments and bond redemption
Summary
After a required public hearing with no speakers, trustees adopted a 1.18654 total tax rate for tax year 2025, approved a budget amendment for 2025–26, authorized a property sale and called bonds for redemption; board members and a public commenter discussed appraisal protests and a homestead exemption’s effect on values.
Birdville Independent School District trustees on Aug. 28 adopted a total tax rate of 1.18654 per $100 of assessed value for tax year 2025 and approved several fiscal actions including a 2025–26 budget amendment, acceptance of a bid for surplus property and a resolution calling a portion of the district’s unlimited tax school building bonds for early redemption.
The board opened a required public hearing on the 2025–26 tax rate and certified values before taking action. Dr. Glenn, who presented the hearing, said the notice was posted in the Tarrant County Commercial Recorder and that the district “is required by law to hold this meeting prior to passing the tax rate.” He presented the proposed maintenance and operations (M&O) rate of 0.7869, the debt-service rate of 0.39964 (a decrease of 0.01176 from 2024–25) and a total proposed tax rate of 1.18654 (a decrease of 0.01176).
The board asked…
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