Clear Creek ISD tax office presents 2025 certified taxable value of $32.287 billion; board accepts tax roll

Lily Aragon, representing the Clear Creek ISD tax office, told the Board of Trustees that the district’s 2025 certified taxable property value totaled $32,287,289,763 and that the district’s preliminary tax levy including a supplemental roll was estimated at $278,028,183.24.

Aragon said the tax roll continues to be updated monthly by supplemental rolls from appraisal districts, noting that the district was still missing nearly 5,000 accounts on the roll — many in Houston’s appraisal district (HCAD) and some mineral accounts — when she spoke. "So far, I've been able to upload sub 1 before we get out our first tax bills," Aragon said, and staff planned to issue the first tax bills by the end of the week.

Aragon attributed a roughly $13 million reduction in taxable value compared with last year to increased exemptions. She said total exemptions recorded by her office rose from about $12 billion last year to about $15 billion this year. She noted changes to state exemptions under recent legislation that increase the homestead or other state exemptions; she also noted prior local exemptions the district has adopted, including a local homestead exemption and an "over 65" exemption.

The tax office explained two significant levy losses affecting the district's M&O (maintenance and operations) calculations. Aragon described a Chapter 313 economic development agreement for Texas Petrochemicals that limits the M&O taxable value for that account to $100 million and produces an M&O levy loss of about $3,489,891. She also said the tax ceiling (freeze) for 65-and-older and disabled taxpayers is expected to reduce the levy by an estimated $18,965,575 in 2025 and that the number of accounts frozen is increasing.

Aragon praised her staff’s collection performance: the tax office has collected over 99% of the levy by Aug. 31 in each of the last five fiscal years, reaching 99.4% in 2024.

After the presentation, a trustee moved to accept the 2025 tax roll; the board voted in favor with no opposing votes announced.

Trustees had no further questions during the meeting and thanked the tax office for its customer-service work and high collection rates.