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Resident urges tax decrease and homestead adjustment at Whitney ISD meeting
Summary
A resident told the Whitney ISD board it should adopt an effective tax decrease and rework the budget so the change benefits homeowners with homestead exemptions during the Aug. 28 public comment period.
During the public-comment portion of the Aug. 28 special meeting, Amy Teal urged the Whitney ISD Board of Trustees to adopt an effective tax decrease and to "re-crunch budget numbers" so homeowners’ homestead exemptions would reflect a decrease.
The transcript records Teal’s request but does not show a board response that adopted her suggestion. The board subsequently voted unanimously to adopt the 2025–26 tax rate and approve the 2025–26 budget during the same meeting; the adopted numeric rate and any changes to homestead calculations are not recorded in the transcript.
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