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Eagle Pass council sets property tax rate unchanged for 2025, schedules final vote Sept. 16
Summary
Council opened and closed a public hearing and moved forward with the second reading of an ordinance that keeps this year's tax rate at 0.480052 per $100 of taxable value; council scheduled a final vote for Sept. 16.
The City Council opened a public hearing during its Sept. 9 special meeting on the proposed 2025 tax rate and held a second reading of the ordinance adopting a tax rate of 0.480052 per $100 of taxable value, the same rate as 2024.
Why it matters: the tax rate determines how much property owners pay to support city operations and debt service. Staff said the rate includes 0.284257 per $100 for maintenance and operations and 0.195795 per $100 for interest and sinking (debt service). Staff estimated the rate would produce approximately $11,970,240 in levy revenue for the city based on current valuations.
The finance presenter told the council that the average homestead taxable value rose from $179,605 in 2024 to $184,156 in 2025, an increase of 2.53 percent; the tax on an average homestead would rise about $21.84 (from $862.20 to $884.04) under the same rate because of increased values. The public hearing was opened and closed during the meeting; the council voted to approve the rate and scheduled the final council vote for Sept. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers.
Staff clarified there was no proposed tax-rate increase in the packet; any final action remains subject to the statutory hearing schedule and the Sept. 16 final vote.
