The Court is asked to consider a proposed 2026 Harris County tax rate and potentially direct departments to post notices for a public hearing on a rate above the voter approval threshold; the motion to set a hearing died for lack of a second.

What it means for you

Judge Hidalgo proposed a total 2026 tax rate of $0.4934 per $100 of taxable value — above the voter approval rate — to fund early childhood programming, but the motion failed because no other commissioner seconded it.

Outcome

A motion was made by Judge Hidalgo, to set a public hearing on August 10, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. to consider for the Harris County General Fund the proposed 2026 tax rates per $100 of taxable value of $0.37396 for maintenance and operations and $0.05538 for debt service, for a total tax rate of $0.4934 which is greater than the voter approval rate, for the purpose of maintaining a portion of critical Harris County early childhood programming, and to direct the Office of Management & Budget, the Tax Assessor-Collector, and other relevant departments to execute and publish all related notices as required by applicable law. Motion died for a lack of a second.