NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE
A tax rate of $0.03200 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17.
| PROPOSED TAX RATE | $0.03200 per $100 |
| NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE | $0.03080 per $100 |
| VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE | $0.03980 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 Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17 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 Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17 may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate.
The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17 is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2026 tax year.
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 AT 4:00 PM AT WELLS BRANCH COMMUNITY CENTER, 2106 KLATTENHOFF DR., AUSTIN, TX 78728.
The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17 is not required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the Board of Commissioners of Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17 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: Mike Howe, Mitchell Jones, Vicky Linsalata, Angela Orth
AGAINST the proposal: none
PRESENT and not voting: none
ABSENT: none
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 Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17 last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17 this year.
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total tax rate (per $100 of value) | $0.03050 | $0.03200 | increase of 0.0015, or 4.92% |
| Average homestead taxable value | $359,074 | $345,073 | decrease of 14,001, or -3.89% |
| Tax on average homestead | $109.52 | $110.42 | increase of $.90, or .82% |
| Total tax levy on all properties | $2,248,057 | $2,360,791 | increase of 112,734, or 5.01% |
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact Celia Israel, the tax assessor for Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17, at 512-854-9473 or [email protected] or visit https://tax-office.traviscountytx.gov for more information.
