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Santa Rosa ISD Presents Proposed $1.281904 Tax Rate at Sept. 15 Hearing
Summary
Board leaders presented a proposed 2025–26 tax rate of $1.281904 per $100 (M&O 0.786900; I&S 0.495004) at a Sept. 15 public hearing. The board discussed valuation, debt and fund balances, accepted a brief public comment, and adjourned without recording a vote on the levy.
Santa Rosa Independent School District Board President Alissa Perez opened a public tax‑rate hearing on Sept. 15, 2025, and said the meeting was being held by videoconference to allow public participation. "I, Alissa Perez, Board President, am calling the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m.," she said.
Chief Financial Officer Marisa Cuevas presented the district's proposed tax‑rate components for 2025–26: a maintenance and operations (M&O) rate of 0.786900 per $100 and an interest and sinking (I&S) rate of 0.495004 per $100, yielding a proposed total tax rate of $1.281904 per $100. The district notice explained it elected to set a rate before receiving a certified appraisal roll and that adoption would be followed by a separate budget meeting as required by state law.
The notice compared the proposed rate with last year’s total of 1.257200 and highlighted changes in components: an M&O increase and a small decrease in I&S. The document also stated the district’s outstanding bonded indebtedness as $12,330,000 and gave estimated appraised and taxable values. The notice noted the highest rate the district can adopt before requiring voter approval (the voter‑approval rate) is $1.281904.
A member of the public, Mr. Rene Rangel, addressed the board during the public‑comment period to praise the district’s communication tool, Remind, calling it "a great communication tool for the teachers and parents to use." Board President Perez closed the meeting and announced adjournment at approximately 6:09 p.m. No formal motion or recorded vote to adopt a tax rate appears in the hearing record provided.
