Fort Bend County residents can expect to see the same tax rate as county officials receive raises.

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At an Aug. 26 meeting, Fort Bend County commissioners unanimously proposed maintaining the county’s $0.412 per $100 property valuation tax rate for fiscal year 2025-26. The rate sits below both the no new revenue rate of $0.418595 and the voter approval rate of $0.429394, according to agenda documents .

However, it will still result in an average increase of $29 for a $423,000 home due to increased property valuations, Director of Finance and Investments Pamela Gubbels said at an Aug. 4 budget workshop.

The tax will help fund the county’s proposed $743.97 million budget for FY 2025-26, a 1.7% increase from last year, Community Impact reported.

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