Commissioners adopted a county tax rate 22.02 percent above the no-new-revenue rate. The median homestead bill would rise from $558.97 last year to $666.52 if voters approve the higher rate on November 3.

Dallas County voters will decide on November 3 whether to approve a county tax rate of $0.248650 per $100 of taxable value. The sample ballot lists the measure as Dallas County Proposition A.¹

The Commissioners Court adopted that rate² on August 11, 2026, by a 3-2 vote. County Judge Clay Jenkins and Commissioners Dr. Theresa Daniel and Andrew Sommerman voted yes. Commissioners John Wiley Price and Dr. Elba Garcia voted no. The rate combines $0.238566 for maintenance and operations with $0.010084 for debt service. A second order called the election³ because the rate sits 2.4 cents above the voter-approval rate (the maximum rate a taxing unit can adopt without calling an election).

The no-new-revenue rate,⁴ calculated at $0.203785, would collect the basically same property-tax revenue from the same properties as last year. The adopted rate is a whopping 22.02 percent above that benchmark. The notices⁵ state that the tax rate “will effectively be raised by 22.02 percent” and will raise maintenance-and-operations taxes on a $100,000 home by about $29.08.

Last year the median homestead had a taxable value of $259,385, and the county portion of the bill was $558.97. This year the median homestead⁶ has a median market value of $345,070 before exemptions and a taxable value of $268,056. On that home,⁷ the county portion would be $546.26 at the no-new-revenue rate, $602.19 at the voter-approval rate, and $666.52 at the adopted rate. 

If voters approve Proposition A, the median homestead pays $666.52. That is $107.55 more than last year’s bill and $120.26 more than the no-new-revenue bill on this year’s taxable value. 

If Proposition A fails, state law⁸ sets the rate at the voter-approval rate of $0.224650. That rate is 4.25 percent above last year’s rate and 10.24 percent above the no-new-revenue rate. If the proposition fails, the median homeowner pays $602.19, or $43.22 more than last year. The difference between the two outcomes is $64.33 a year. County property taxes rise either way, but the ballot decides by exactly how much. 

The county’s Budget in Brief⁹ estimates the extra 2.4 cents would raise $102.9 million and puts the FY2027 general fund at $914.6 million with a $10 million unallocated reserve included.The rate notice projects about $123.3 million in unencumbered operations fund balance this year, plus about $28 million in the debt fund.

November 3rd, Dallas county voters will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to reject or approve this larger property tax increase, and send more money to the county or keep it in their pockets.

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1. https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Full-Sample-Ballot-Watermark-8.5×14-Legal_110326.pdf ↩︎
2. https://www.dallascounty.org/about-us/hot-links/ty2026-taxrate-election.php ↩︎
3. https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/budget/tax-rate-info/2026-0879-Tax-Rate-Election-Order.pdf ↩︎
4. https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/budget/tax-rate-info/Notice-of-Tax-Rates-VAR-REVISED.pdf ↩︎
5. https://www.dallascounty.org/about-us/hot-links/notice-of-final-vote.php ↩︎
6. https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/budget/fy2027/FY2027-Proposed-Tax-Rate-Presentation-August-11.pdf ↩︎
7. https://www.dallascounty.org/about-us/hot-links/notice-of-final-vote.php ↩︎
8. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.26.htm ↩︎
9. https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/budget/fy2027/FY2027-Budget-in-Brief.pdf ↩︎