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Granbury council adopts 2025–26 budget and raises property tax rate to $0.42 per $100 valuation
Summary
The Granbury City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget and ratified a 0.42 property tax rate (42 cents per $100 valuation) after debate about regional radio network funding and county participation; both measures passed 5–1.
The Granbury City Council on Sept. 2 adopted the city’s fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget and ratified a property tax rate of $0.42 per $100 valuation, a 6.59% rate increase over the prior rate. The measures passed on record votes of 5–1, with Councilmember Rodriguez casting the lone dissent.
The council approved Ordinance No. 25-554 (adopting the annual operating budget) and then ratified the property tax increase reflected in that budget. City staff said the higher rate was needed in part to cover the city’s share of the Granbury Regional Radio Network after the county had not delivered a signed interlocal agreement that staff expected.
City Manager Chris Kaufman and finance staff told council they had built an operating budget…
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