Travis County adopts notice to publish proposed FY2027 tax rate, schedules hearings

County budget staff asked the court on Aug. 11 to approve the text of an advertisement for the proposed FY2027 tax rate so the county can publish the notice and meet required public‑notice deadlines.

Jessica Rio (County Executive, Planning and Budget) and Travis Gatlin (Budget Director) described the preliminary tax‑rate materials. Gatlin said the proposed FY2027 tax rate in the published preliminary budget reflects the removal of one‑time disaster funds from FY2026 and showed estimated homeowner impacts. He reported that the average homestead tax impact is “an increase of $6.19” despite a 2.37% decline in assessed homestead taxable value, and that the median homestead shows a decrease of about $30.64 in tax burden driven by those adjustments. The staff also noted the county plans a required public hearing on the tax rate for Sept. 15, 2026, with the court scheduled to vote that same day; the court plans to adopt the final budget on Sept. 29 after a required proposed‑budget hearing that day.

Commissioner Trevillian moved approval of the advertisement text and Commissioner Morales seconded; the motion passed unanimously. Staff said the ad would list commissioner names with the vote outcomes and that the ad will be published in the Austin Chronicle on Aug. 14.

The court set an administrative schedule that includes a preliminary‑budget public hearing the next morning, a required tax‑rate public hearing and vote on Sept. 15, and budget adoption on Sept. 29.