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Board approves $1.7869 tax rate, a 6.32% increase, in 5–2 vote
Summary
Rockport‑Fulton ISD trustees adopted a $1.7869 property tax rate for 2025–26—described in the minutes as a 6.32% increase—on a 5–2 vote; Trustees Nikki Yarnall and Jack Vogel voted against the measure.
The Rockport‑Fulton Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted a property tax rate of $1.7869 for 2025–26, which the minutes describe as effectively a 6.32% increase.
Vice‑President Michaela Alston moved the motion, which Trustee Logan Burton seconded. The minutes record the motion as approving “that the property tax rate for 2025-2026 be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $1.7869, which is effectively a 6.32% increase in the tax rate. Option A.” The motion passed 5‑2. Trustees voting in favor were Kenny Cruzan, Michaela Alston, Eli Ramos, Logan Burton and Bonni Randall. Trustees Nikki Yarnall (appearing elsewhere in the minutes as 'Nikki' and once as 'Nikky') and Jack Vogel voted against the tax‑rate adoption.
The minutes include a public hearing on the proposed rate during which CFO Kathy Henderson and Superintendent Dr. Lesley Austin answered questions from Trustee Nikki Yarnall and a local resident, Kathy Kane, but the record does not indicate any public speakers urging a different rate. The district also moved to place a Voter Approval Tax Ratification Election (VATRE) on Nov. 4, 2025 (approved separately).
