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Most Texas School Districts Avoid Tax Elections
Most of the school districts in the state have managed to avoid asking voters for tax hikes, a newspaper report says.
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DALLAS (September 8, 2010)—The Dallas Morning News reports that 30 percent of Texas school districts have asked their voters for tax rate increases since state lawmakers adopted the requirement four years ago.
The newspaper, citing figures from a website that tracks tax rate elections in Texas, reported Wednesday that about a fifth of the state's 1,025 districts won voter approval for increases.
Another 78 districts have been turned down by voters, including 17 that have lost twice, according to figures from www.TexasISD.com.
More than 800 districts are at or below the maximum tax rate that can be levied without going to voters, which is $1.04 per $100 valuation.
The maximum equals an annual tax of $2,080 on a home valued at $200,000, not including local taxes.
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Most all of the voters have either turned this down or the Cities have decided to let remain the same as last year. Besides with 9.7% un-employment, people loosing their jobs,homes,to fore closures,going bankrupt,O'Bama planning on raising taxes on everything,the big companies still getting richer, the poor people getting poorer,and We are about to go into a double Recession. Social Security with no pat increases for 2 years. The Schools/Cities/Government/State better leave well enough alone!! PERIOD!!! Wait until election time and vote all of the incumbents out everywhere Nation-wide!!
