Round Rock council adopts $789.7 million FY2026 budget and 0.372 property tax rate

The Round Rock City Council on Sept. 11 adopted the city's FY2026 annual budget totaling $789,700,000 and approved a property tax rate of 0.372, the council said during a second-reading presentation and vote.

Kevin, the city budget presenter, said the proposed budget includes $188,700,000 in the general fund, 29.5 proposed full-time equivalents and targeted investment in public safety and voters' bond projects. He highlighted 10 new police officers, six new firefighter positions and one law enforcement support technician among the personnel additions and described a five-year community investment program sized at about $419,000,000 to support utilities, roads, parks and other infrastructure.

The proposed property tax rate of 0.372 represents a 2.4-cent increase over the no-new-revenue rate, which the presenter described as a 6.9% increase. The presenter also said the median residential taxable property value is $395,000 and that, under the proposed rate, the median annual city portion of the tax bill would be $14.70 (presentation remarks). Council members expressed appreciation for staff work and then moved and adopted the ordinance by unanimous roll-call vote.

Council members made the special motion required to adopt the tax-rate ordinance; the motion was seconded and the council polled in favor with all members voting yes.

The adoption completes the final scheduled reading for both the budget and the property tax rate; the council also approved a resolution ratifying the property tax increase consistent with the adopted budget.

What happens next: City staff will implement the budget and continue to post budget documents on the city's website and in printed form at city facilities, as described by staff during the presentation.