{
  "cities": [
    {
      "adopted": "2026-08-18",
      "city": "El Paso",
      "note": "Highest of Texas's eight largest cities.",
      "rate_per_100": 0.798,
      "source_label": "City of El Paso news release, Aug 18, 2026",
      "source_url": "https://elpasotexas.gov/news?ID=4&start=0",
      "verified": true,
      "vote": "6-2"
    },
    {
      "adopted": "2026-09-15",
      "city": "Fort Worth",
      "note": null,
      "rate_per_100": 0.70565,
      "source_label": "FY2027 Budget, City of Fort Worth, Sep 15, 2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/the-fwlab/budget/fy2027",
      "verified": true,
      "vote": "unanimous"
    },
    {
      "adopted": "2026-09-16",
      "city": "Dallas",
      "note": "Dallas publishes two decimals for this rate.",
      "rate_per_100": 0.6978,
      "source_label": "FY2026-27 Budget Book, City of Dallas",
      "source_url": "https://dallascityhall.com/departments/budget/financialtransparency/AnnualBudget/FY%202025-26%20Proposed%20Budget/0.%20Complete%20FY%202026-27%20Proposed%20Budget.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "vote": "9-6"
    },
    {
      "adopted": "2026-09",
      "city": "Arlington",
      "note": "Flat vs FY2026.",
      "rate_per_100": 0.6298,
      "source_label": "FY2027 Operating Budget, City of Arlington",
      "source_url": "https://www.arlingtontx.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/finance/documents/budget-amp-business-plan/2027-budget-page-files/fy-2027-proposed-operating-budget-and-business-plan.pdf",
      "verified": true,
      "vote": "unanimous"
    },
    {
      "adopted": "2026-08",
      "city": "Austin",
      "note": null,
      "rate_per_100": 0.579948,
      "source_label": "Tax Rates page, City of Austin",
      "source_url": "https://www.austintexas.gov/budget-excellence/tax-rates",
      "verified": true,
      "vote": null
    },
    {
      "adopted": "2026-09-17",
      "city": "San Antonio",
      "note": "35.138 cents M&O plus 21.250 cents debt service.",
      "rate_per_100": 0.56288,
      "source_label": "City of San Antonio news release, Sep 17, 2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.sa.gov/Directory/News-Releases/City-Adopts-Balanced-Fiscal-Year-2027-Budget",
      "verified": true,
      "vote": "7-4"
    },
    {
      "adopted": null,
      "city": "Houston",
      "note": "Budget documents show the rate held flat at $0.519190; the formal tax-year-2026 levy notice was not located in an official source.",
      "rate_per_100": 0.51919,
      "source_label": "FY2027 Proposed Budget tax-rate appendix, City of Houston",
      "source_url": "https://houstontx.gov/budget/27budprop/XII_TRW.pdf",
      "verified": false,
      "vote": null
    }
  ],
  "fiscal_year": "FY2026-27",
  "note": "City (municipal) adopted property tax rates only, per $100 of valuation. This is the city's own rate, not the combined bill, which also includes county, school district, and hospital district levies.",
  "tax_year": "2026",
  "updated": "2026-10-07"
}