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Willis ISD keeps tax rate steady at $1.0349, adopts $97.2M general fund budget
Summary
At its Aug. 20 meeting, the Willis ISD board approved a total ad valorem tax rate of $1.0349 per $100 valuation (M&O 0.6669; I&S 0.368) and adopted balanced general, debt service and child nutrition budgets for 2025–26.
The Willis Independent School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 20 adopted a 2025–26 tax rate and budgets after a public hearing. The total ad valorem tax rate for tax year 2025 is set at $1.0349 per $100 of assessed value — split into a maintenance & operations (M&O) rate of $0.6669 and an interest & sinking (debt service) rate of $0.368 — the same rate as the current year.
District finance staff said the M&O rate remained unchanged because final certified property values returned lower-than-expected compression relief, which prevented the anticipated reduction in the M&O rate. The board included required truth-in-taxation language noting the rate will "raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year" due…
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