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FY2026 County Budget & Tax Rate

Adopted Tax Rate	$0.2155 / $100 valuation
— Maintenance & Operations	$0.208765
— Interest & Sinking (Debt)	$0.006735

Dallas County Commissioners Court adopted its FY2026 tax rate and budget in September 2025. We're still confirming the total adopted appropriation figure from the county's official budget documents — check back, or see the source below.

Source: Dallas County Office of Budget and Evaluation, FY2026 Adopted Budget documents.

Latest From Dallas County

Meme: Dallas City Hall Vote — Rules Are Only Sacred Until They're Inconvenient

Local Government

Dallas City Hall Fight Reignites Over Lower Vote Threshold

City staff want to drop the supermajority rule for authorizing new facilities — a change skeptics say is designed to clear the way for relocating City Hall. Council could vote Aug. 26, ahead of budget adoption Sept. 16.

Source: Dallas Observer, D Magazine · Aug. 2026

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Elections

Dallas County GOP Drops Hand-Count Plan for March Primary

After recruiting over 1,000 volunteers and raising $400,000+, the county GOP abandoned its hand-count plan in late December, citing a shortfall against the 3,000 counters needed to meet legal reporting deadlines.

Source: Votebeat, The Texas Tribune · Dec. 2025

Flat editorial illustration of a family shopping for back-to-school clothing and supplies

Community

Texas Tax-Free Weekend Saves Shoppers an Estimated $142.5 Million

Back-to-school shoppers across Dallas County and the rest of the state skipped sales tax on clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks under $100 during the state's Aug. 7–9 sales tax holiday.

Source: Texas Comptroller's Office · Aug. 2026