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Statements required in notice if the proposed tax rate does not exceed the lower of the no-new- revenue tax rate or the voter-approval tax rate, as prescribed by Tax Code §26.061.
NOTICE OF MEETING TO VOTE ON TAX RATE
A tax rate of 0.636334 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of the City of Arlington, Texas PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.636334 per $100 NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $0.636334 per $100 VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.671679 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 Arlington, Texas from the same properties in both the 2025 tax year and the 2026 tax year.
The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate that City of Arlington, Texas 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 Arlington, Texas 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 08, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. & September 15, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at Council Chambers, 101 W. Abram Street, Arlington, Texas 76010. The proposed tax rate is also not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, City of Arlington, Texas 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 City Council of City of Arlington, Texas at their offices or by attending the public meeting mentioned above.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE TAX RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Property tax amount = (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property ) /100
(List names of all members of the governing body below, showing how each voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase or, if one or more were absent, indicating the absences)
FOR the proposal: J. Ross, M. Galante, N. Hunter, T. Ware, B. Garcia-Dumas & J. Shelton AGAINST the proposal: R. Gonzalez, L. Pham & B. Hogg PRESENT and not voting: _____ ABSENT: ______
Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes 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 Arlington, Texas last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by City of Arlington, Texas this year.
2025 Adopted Tax 2026 Proposed Tax City of Arlington, Texas Rate Rate Change
Tax Rate per $100 $ 0.6298 $ 0.6363 Increase of 1.04% Avg. Homestead $ 249,956 $ 238,180 Decrease of -4.71% Taxable Value Tax on Average $ 1,574.22 $ 1,515.62 Decrease of -3.72% Homestead Total Tax Levy on all $ 275,290,181 $ 273,827,896 Decrease of -0.53% properties
(If the tax assessor for the taxing unit maintains an internet website)
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for City of Arlington, Texas at (817) 459-6259 or COATaxinquiries@Arlingtontx.gov, or visit www.arlingtontx.gov/tax for more information.