Natalia ISD board keeps 2024 tax rate at $1.15; vote unanimous

Board President Eric Smith and the Natalia Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to set the 2024 tax rate at $1.15 following a public hearing and staff presentation. Eric Smith moved to approve the rate “as presented by administration,” and Vice President Tiffany Rodriguez seconded; the motion passed 6-0.

Norma Friddle reviewed the public hearing notice and the proposed figures; the transcript records that the board discussed a "tax rate of $1.15." Eric Smith noted the board had "kept the tax rate the same as promised," framing the decision as consistent with prior commitments. The vote formally adopted the tax rate; no amendments or alternate rates were recorded. The board did not request additional study or defer the matter.