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Rockwall council adopts FY2026 budget and approves 0.2575 tax rate after 4–3 vote
Summary
After extended public comment and debate over public-safety pay and roads, Rockwall's City Council adopted the FY2026 budget and, following competing motions, approved an ad valorem tax rate of 0.2575 per $100 of assessed value in a 4'to'3 vote.
Rockwall City Council adopted the city's FY2026 budget and set the property-tax rate as part of a contentious late-evening debate on Sept. 15.
The council approved the proposed budget in a roll-call vote and then considered competing motions on the tax rate. After multiple procedural steps and discussion, the council voted 4 to 3 to levy a tax rate of 0.2575 per $100 of assessed valuation, the motion carrying by the narrow margin required to fund the city manager's recommended budget priorities.
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