In a 5-1 vote, the Fort Bend ISD board of trustees approved a temporary 7-cent tax increase for the 2025-26 school year, turning the once-projected $26.2 million shortfall for the 2025-26 school year into a $7.5 million surplus.

The lone dissenter, trustee Adam Schoof, shared concerns that homeowners are being taxed on inflated property values and the tax increase undermines the homestead exemption expected to pass in November .

However, board President Kristin Tassin said it’s actually the Texas Legislature—not the school board—that expects property values to rise about 7% each year when planning the state budget. Because of this assumption, the state reduces its share of school funding, expecting local property taxes to make up the difference under current school finance laws.

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