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Bland ISD board adopts 2025–26 tax rate of $0.93693 per $100; M&O rate rises to $0.74693
Summary
Bland ISD trustees unanimously approved a total property tax rate of $0.93693 for 2025, allocating $0.74693 for maintenance and operations and $0.19 for debt service. The district held a public hearing before adoption; the resolution notes the increase will raise maintenance-and-operations taxes by about 16% and roughly $103.05 on a $100,000 home.
The Bland Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Aug. 14, 2025, to adopt a total property tax rate of $0.93693 per $100 valuation for the 2025 tax year, with $0.74693 designated for maintenance and operations and $0.19 for payment of principal and interest on district debt. Assistant Superintendent Matthew Todd presented the proposed rate at a publicly noticed hearing required by state law prior to adoption.
The district's adopted resolution includes the statutorily required voter information statement noting that "the tax rate will effectively be increased by 16.0 percent" and that the change will increase maintenance-and-operations taxes on a $100,000 home by approximately $103.05. Trustee Trevor Hurst moved to adopt the resolution; Kendal Wright seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The resolution instructs district tax officials to assess and collect the levy for the 2025 tax year.
