Education
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON & BROOKE SJOBERG
Pflugerville ISD board approves local tax rate Pflugerville ISD’s 2025-26 tax rate will stay the same as last year as the district’s budget shortfall is expected to shrink following new state funding. The board of trustees adopted the tax rate and approved a budget amendment to lower the shortfall during the Aug. 28 board meeting. What you need to know The adopted $1.1069 tax rate is broken down into: • $0.7869 for maintenance & operations, which funds classrooms, staff and daily operations • $0.3200 for interest & sinking, which pays off voter-approved debt Also on the agenda The board also approved a budget amendment to the 2025-26 general fund, which will reduce the budget shortfall. The board adopted the budget in June with a
Hutto ISD adopts tax rate for FY 2025-26 Hutto ISD trusted voted Aug. 28 to adopt a district tax rate of $1.2052 per $100 valuation for fiscal year 2025-25, the same as the year prior. The overview The rate breaks down into on a $0.7552 maintenance and operation rate, which is used to fund most district operations, and a $0.45 interest and sinking rate used to
PfISD historical tax rate
SOURCE: CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, PFLUGERVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
$10.3 million shortfall, but included a motion to amend the budget following further guidance from House Bill 2. The bill provided funding to districts for pay raises for educators and staff, special education and safety allotments, and other expenses. PfISD’s budget could also be impacted by the Nov. 4 election, when a proposed $40,000 increase to the homestead exemption will be decided.
service debt. What’s next
HISD Chief Financial Officer Caleb Steed said the district’s budget and tax rate could change as a result of the Nov. 4 election, when a proposed $40,000 increase to the homestead exemption in Texas will be decided.
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