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El Campo council accepts 2025 certified tax roll and sets tax-rate ceiling at no-new-revenue level
Summary
City council accepted the 2025 certified property tax roll and, without adopting a final rate, set the fiscal 2026 tax-rate ceiling at the state’s no-new-revenue rate of 0.49144, directing staff to return with any changes to the budget for final action.
The City of El Campo City Council accepted the 2025 certified property tax roll and set a ceiling for the 2026 tax rate at the no-new-revenue figure of 0.49144 during a regular meeting where staff presented updated budget adjustments.
City staff told the council the certified roll — provided by the Wharton County chief appraiser — is required by law and that staff is “confident that these numbers are numbers that we can use towards our budget,” and noted some values remain marked as under review. The council voted to accept the roll and later took a separate record vote to set the tax-rate ceiling at the no-new-revenue rate rather than adopt a higher rate that would trigger additional public hearings.
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