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Fabens ISD board approves tax rate, vendor contracts and multiple renewals in routine business
Summary
Trustees adopted the 2025–26 tax rate and approved a package of vendor contracts, software renewals, insurance and other routine items at the Aug. 20 meeting. The board also approved a designation of officer for Truth‑in‑Taxation filings and multiple grant‑ and operations‑related purchases.
The Fabens Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted the district's 2025–26 tax rate and approved a series of vendor contracts, software renewals and operational purchases during its Aug. 20 regular meeting.
The board voted to adopt the district's no‑new‑revenue (effective) tax rate and the voter‑approval tax rate as presented by Director of Finance Sylvia Nunez. Nunez told trustees the district's no‑new‑revenue rate is 0.0982799 per $100 of valuation and the voter‑approval tax rate is 1.1012 per $100. The board followed with a separate resolution designating a district officer to upload the approved rate into the state Truth in Taxation portal.
Trustees also approved an interlocal cooperative purchasing agreement with Clint ISD to access vendors vetted through that district, and they approved the renewal or purchase of multiple district systems and services. The board authorized: (a) renewals of technology security appliances and subscriptions (Trend Micro deep‑discovery and Palo Alto firewall subscriptions), (b) the district's business‑software renewal (Frontline) at an annual cost reported at $114,165, (c) a set of instructional software renewals including Lexia Core5/PowerUp and the TEKS Resource System, and (d) the memorandum of understanding and fees for six district participants to complete the Texas Reading Academies required under HB 3.
Insurance and workers'comp renewals were approved after a presentation on the district's property/casualty program and a blanket property limit that the district's broker said provides a $131 million rebuilding limit across locations. The board also approved child‑nutrition vendor contracts and estimated annual spending for food and nonfood supplies, and a one‑time annual copy‑paper purchase.
Several smaller requests and routine consent items were adopted by voice vote, including a board motion to donate excess rocks from district property to the Veterans Park Committee for landscaping. Facilities staff were directed to coordinate access for the park volunteers.
These approvals were made by roll and voice votes during the regular session; individual motions and vote tallies appear in the official minutes.
