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Ellis County adopts FY2026 budget and maintains property tax rate at 0.273992
Summary
After public hearings and debate, the Ellis County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a $199.2 million budget for fiscal year 2026 and set the 2025 property tax rate at 0.273992 (M&O 0.246737; I&S 0.009041; FM 0.018214). Public commenters urged county action on animal shelter capacity and spay/neuter services.
Ellis County Commissioners Court on Sept. 16 adopted the fiscal year 2026 budget and approved a property tax rate of 0.273992, keeping the county’s total tax rate unchanged from the prior year.
The court voted unanimously to adopt a $199,200,000 (approx.) total county budget and to set the tax year 2025 property tax rate at 0.273992. Chief of Staff Ryan Garrett presented the budget update and summarized revenue and allocation changes; Garrett noted the proposed total rate and said the proposed rate “is 0.273992.”
The adopted budget increases total property tax revenue over the prior year by $7,387,266 (7.88%). Garrett told the court $4,349,628 of that increase is attributable to new property added to the tax roll. The general fund allocation in the adopted budget is roughly 78.9% (about…
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