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Bastrop ISD board approves presenting a slightly lower proposed tax rate at September public meeting
Summary
The Bastrop ISD Board approved taking a proposed 2024–25 tax rate to a public meeting in September: Maintenance & Operations $0.6669, Debt Service $0.4010, Total $1.0679 — a $0.002 reduction from last year.
The Bastrop Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Aug. 20 to present a proposed 2024–25 tax rate at a public meeting in September. Chief Financial Officer Dina Edgar told trustees the proposed rate splits into a Maintenance and Operations rate of $0.6669 and a Debt Service rate of $0.4010, for a total rate of $1.0679 per $100 of assessed value.
Edgar said the total represents a $0.002 reduction from the prior year. Trustee Priscilla Ruiz moved to approve presenting the proposed rate and Trustee Matthew Mix seconded; the motion carried unanimously. The Tax Code and Texas Education Code procedures for adopting budgets and tax rates will govern next steps, including public notice and the September hearing.
Why it matters: the tax rate determines local funding for district operations and debt service; the public meeting is the formal opportunity for taxpayers to comment before the Board takes final action. The Board did not adopt a final rate at the Aug. 20 meeting; it authorized staff to present the proposed rate at the scheduled public hearing in September.
