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Brenham ISD sets proposed tax rate at $0.70 and schedules public hearing Aug. 17
Summary
District finance staff recommended a proposed maintenance-and-operations rate of $0.70 per $100 valuation and an interest-and-sinking rate of $0.08; the board voted to set those proposed rates and scheduled a public hearing on Aug. 17, 2026.
The board approved publishing a proposed maintenance-and-operations tax rate of $0.70 per $100 valuation and retaining an interest-and-sinking (debt) rate of $0.08 as part of the newspaper notice required for public comment. Finance staff told trustees the final adopted rate will be set at the August meeting after TEA-certified property values arrive, so the proposed figure includes a conservative cushion.
"I'm asking you to approve a proposed rate for maintenance and operations of 70¢," Daryl Sinclair said while explaining preliminary property-value estimates and TEA guidance; the board then voted to set the proposed rate and separately approved the 8¢ interest-and-sinking rate. Trustees also set a public hearing for 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 in Lecture Rooms 111 and 113 at Brenham High School to receive comments on the proposed budget and tax rate.
