Pearland City Council approved the city’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget and a tax rate of $0.63 per $100 valuation at its Sept. 22 meeting.

What you need to know

City Council voted 5-1 to approve a tax rate of $0.63 per $100 valuation of a home, which is lower than the city’s maximum tax rate the council approved in August, but higher than the city’s no-new-revenue rate of $0.619439, according to previous reporting by Community Impact .

Council member Rushi Patel voted against the tax rate.

Why it matters

For a Pearland home with a median taxable value of $372,103, the difference in the tax bill between the no-new-revenue rate and the approved rate is around $40, according to agenda documents.

Compared to last year, a $0.63 tax rate would be about $12 less than last year for a hom

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