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Crowley ISD board keeps 2025–26 tax rate unchanged, maintains 50¢ debt levy
Summary
Crowley ISD trustees voted to adopt the 2025–26 tax rate as presented, keeping the district's debt-service levy at $0.50 per $100 of assessed value and leaving the consolidated rate unchanged despite lower assessed valuations attributed in part to recent state-law changes.
Crowley ISD’s Board of Trustees voted to adopt the district’s 2025–26 tax rate at its regular meeting after a presentation from district finance staff. Enrique Fisher, the district presenter, said the recommended rate reflects the district’s maintenance and operations (M&O) and interest and sinking (I&S) components and ‘‘you’ll see that there is no change’’ compared with the prior year.
Fisher explained the calculation in detail: the Texas Education Agency’s compressed-value calculation was cited as 0.6169; the district adds an enrichment rate of 0.1383 (voter-approved in 2012) to reach an M&O rate of 0.7552. The district has maintained an I&S levy of $0.50 per $100 of assessed valuation; staff said they structure debt with their financial adviser (Hilltop Securities) to preserve that $0.50 levy and avoid raising it above 51¢. Fisher also described recent valuation effects tied to state actions, noting proposed and enacted legislative changes to homestead exemptions.
Board members asked questions about the longevity and stability of the sinking fund levy and the mechanics behind appraisal timing. Trustee Dr. Latanya Wilson Mayfield pressed on what drives the 50¢ rate and whether it is fixed; Fisher replied that it is not strictly fixed but the district plans debt service to maintain that levy. Trustee June W. Davis asked about Tarrant Appraisal District’s change to a biennial appraisal cycle, and staff said that timing change contributed to the year-over-year valuation dip shown in the presentation.
The board moved to adopt the rate as presented; Trustee Kalisha Stevenson made the motion and Trustee Nedra Robinson seconded. After a brief technical issue, the board voted by a show of hands and the president announced the motion passed.
The presentation and discussion also covered how state measures — including a proposed increase in the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 and an increase in the elderly/disabled exemption from $10,000 to $50,000 — may reduce taxable value. Staff said the state has applied a hold‑harmless mechanism so far to offset some of the revenue loss from those changes but that some local options (such as the district’s 10% local homestead option) directly reduce the district’s taxable base.
