NOTICE OF MEETING TO VOTE ON TAX RATE A tax rate of $0.762261 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT. PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.762261 per $100 NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $0.762261 per $100 VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.825343 per $100 The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2026 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT from the same properties in both the 2025 tax year and the 2026 tax year. The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate. The proposed tax rate is not greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT is not proposing to increase property taxes for the 2026 tax year. A PUBLIC MEETING TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON September 1, 2026 AT 6:30 PM AT 214 Meadow Park Drive, White Settlement, Texas 76108. The proposed tax rate is also not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT is not required to hold an election to seek voter approval of the rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the White Settlement City Council of CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT at their offices or by attending the public hearing mentioned above. YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: Property tax amount= (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100 FOR the proposal: Councilwoman Kandace Espinosa, Councilman Alan Price, Councilman William Wright AGAINST the proposal: Councilman Aaron James PRESENT and not voting: Mayor Faron Young ABSENT: Mayor ProTem Amber Munoz Visit Texas.gov/Property Taxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property. The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state. The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT this year. 2025 2026 Change Total tax rate (per $0.714778 $0.762261 increase of 0.047483 per $100 of value) $100, or 6.64% Average homestead $157,924 $157,138 decrease of $-0.50% taxable value Tax on average homestead $1,128.81 $1,197.80 increase of $68.99, or 6.11% Total tax levy on all $12,049,664 $11,978,005 decrease of $-71,659, or properties -0.59% For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT at 817-246-4971 or, visit www.wstx.us for more information.