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Alvin ISD trustees adopt $1.15 tax rate after public hearing on 2025–26 budget
Summary
After a public hearing on the 2025–26 budget, the Alvin ISD board voted 7–0 to adopt a total tax rate of $1.15 per $100 valuation (M&O 0.7552, I&S 0.3948), a two-cent reduction over last year’s stated rate; the board and staff said state guidance led them to calculate notices as if a proposed homestead exemption were already in effect pending voter approval.
Dr. Combs presented the district’s 2025–26 budget and tax-rate public hearing to the Alvin Independent School District board and public, saying the district had adopted a $391,000,000 operating budget in June and that Alvin ISD is in a strong financial position. "The state has released preliminary ratings for this year's financial rating…our preliminary rating is a superior, rating with a score of a 98 out of a 100," Dr. Combs said during the hearing.
The presentation reviewed recent legislative changes that affected tax computations, including an increase in the homestead exemption cited in the hearing from $100,000 to $140,000 and TEA guidance that district tax notices be prepared as if the change were…
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