Council adopts $2025–26 operating budget; median homeowner city tax bill would fall slightly under proposal
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Summary
After a public hearing, the council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget. A statutorily required taxpayer-impact statement showed the city portion of the median Louisville homestead tax bill would decline from $1,619.80 to $1,606.66 under the proposed budget, and to $1,570.84 at the no-new-revenue rate.
The Louisville City Council held a public hearing and on Sept. 9 adopted the city’s fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget, staff said, in compliance with state notice requirements that included a taxpayer-impact statement comparing the median homestead tax bill under the proposed budget and under a no-new-revenue levy.
The public notice and staff report cited Texas Government Code Section 551.043(c) (requiring the taxpayer-impact statement in public notices) and Texas Local Government Code Section 102.007 (procedural requirement to act on a proposed budget at the close of a hearing). The staff report said the city’s median home value in Louisville is $383,444; the city portion of the property tax bill was $1,619.80 for the current fiscal year and would be $1,606.66 under the proposed FY2025–26 budget. Staff also reported the no‑new‑revenue comparison figure of $1,570.84.
Why it matters: the adoption sets city operating appropriations for the year beginning Oct. 1, 2025. The staff report noted the proposed budget reflects changes made at council’s Aug. 9 budget workshop.
Council conducted the required public hearing, received no public comments on the budget during the hearing, and then voted to adopt the ordinance. The council vote on the ordinance passed 6–0.
Next steps: staff will implement the adopted operating budget starting Oct. 1, 2025; the council’s action also fulfills the statutory requirement that the council take action on the proposed budget at the conclusion of the hearing.
