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2026 Debt525,000677,1261,5751,203,701
Total required for 2026 debt service$1,203,701
- Amount (if any) paid from funds listed in unencumbered funds$0
- Amount (if any) paid from other resources$368,150
- Excess collections last year$106,937
= Total to be paid from taxes in 2026$728,614
+ Amount added in anticipation that the unit will collect only 100.00% of its taxes in 2026$0
= Total debt levy$728,614
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of actual no-new-revenue and voter-approval calculations as certified by John R. Ames, PCC, CTA, Tax Assessor/Collector on 08/04/2026.", "reading_order": 13 }, { "page": 1, "type": "TEXT", "location": { "l": 141.6, "t": 202.08, "r": 460.8, "b": 172.32 }, "text": "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.", "reading_order": 14 }, { "page": 1, "type": "TEXT", "location": { "l": 141.36, "t": 160.8, "r": 468.72, "b": 140.16 }, "text": "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.", "reading_order": 15 } ] } ]