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Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance for the adoption of a tax rate of $0.506090 per $100.00 of value for Tax Year 2025. The tax rate will provide revenue for the general fund and debt service. The rate includes $0.377599 per $100 of value for Maintenance and Operation and $0.128491 per $100 of value for the Interest and Sinking Fund of the Debt Service and is estimated to generate a tax levy of $134,248,550. The City Council is scheduled to vote on the tax rate on September 15, 2025, at 5:30 P.M. at City of Laredo, Council Chambers, 1110 Houston St., Laredo, Texas 78040.
The taxpayer impact statement as required by House Bill No. 1522 is as follows:
FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR
2024-2025 2025-2026
DESCRIPTION CURRENT YEAR PROPOSED
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Total Tax Rate (per $100 of value) $0.507623 $0.506090
Median Homestead Taxable Value $182,335 $194,727
Tax on Median Homestead $925.57 $985.49
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
On August 4, 2025, City Council voted to set September 9, 10, 11, or 12 of 2025 as the public hearing date and introduce an ordinance for the adoption of a proposed tax rate of $0.506090 per $100 of value for Tax Year 2025, and council selected September 9, 2025.
BACKGROUND
Adoption of the ad valorem tax rate must be done in accordance with the Truth-in-Taxation Guidelines of the State of Texas Property Tax Code. Based on the certified numbers provided by the Webb County Appraisal District, a tax rate of $0.506090 per $100 of value meets the budget requiremen...
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