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City analysis: SB2 property-tax caps and conservative modeling could produce multi-year shortfalls
Summary
City staff told the Richardson City Council that Texas’ SB2 property-tax cap has created a compounding revenue effect and, under conservative assumptions, the city could face multi-year deficits without new revenue or program cuts; staff asked council to prioritize core services and prepare outreach to state legislators.
City Manager Don Magner and Budget Officer Bob Kleinmire presented the city’s year-end financial results and a multi-year fiscal model showing the impact of the Texas Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act of 2019 (SB2) on Richardson’s long-term revenue picture.
Kleinmire reported the general fund finished FY25 with $183.6 million in revenue, about $2.9 million above the original budget, driven by sales tax strength; property-tax collections were $3.2 million below the budgeted amount. He said total general-fund expenditures…
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