City, County, ESD tax rate public hearings set

City, county and ESD leaders set public hearings for the proposed increase or decrease in tax rates for year 2025. Due to property tax changes the rate increase or decrease still always brings in more tax money than the previous years. It is quite confusing at times. Do you look at the rate or the amount expected to be brought in as the factor for an increase or decrease argument. Leaders have to figure out each year how much taxes must be brought in to provide the services they are required to or want to provide with those tax dollars.
Tax notices have been posted online and in the newspapers to include:
City of Devine -Proposed Tax Rate is 59 cents, which is a 0% decrease from the current rate of 59 cents per $100. Public Hearing is set for Sept.16 at 7:00 pm at community center. Total tax levy on all properties will increase from $1.519 million to $1.58 million or $61,694 increase or 4% increase in total tax levy.
City of Natalia- Proposed Tax Rate is 44.49 cents, which is a 6.87% decrease from the current rate of 47.77 cents per $100. Public Hearing is set for Sept.15 at 6:45 pm at city hall.
City of Lytle- Proposed Tax Rate is 43.93 cents, which is a 9.79% increase from the current rate of 39.83 cents per $100. Public Hearing is set for Sept.16 at 7:00 pm at city hall. Due to average homestead taxable value decreasing by 38.84 %, the tax on average homestead decreased 29%. Total tax levy to be brought in on all properties went from $1.167million to $1.358 million a increase of 15.16% in total property tax levy.
City of LaCoste- Proposed Tax Rate is 58.81 cents, which is a 1.4% increase from the current rate of 58 cents per $100. Public Hearing is set for Sept16 at 7:00 pm. at city hall.
City of VonOrmy- Proposed Tax Rate is 14.37 cents, which is a 0% increase from the current rate of 14.37 cents per $100. Public Hearing is set for Sept11 at 12:00 pm at the Municipal Building.
Medina County- Proposed Tax Rate is 44.34 cents, which is a 1.71% decrease from the current rate of 45.11cents per $100. Public Hearing was Sept.8. The budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by an amount of $2,311,087, which is a 8.73 % increase from last year’s budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is $1.724 million.
ACESD#1- Proposed Tax Rate is 10 cents, which is a 0% no change from the current rate of 10 cents per $100. (Due to annexations and growth of overall property value, the same 10 cents will now produce a lot more money since there are more properties. The total tax levy on all properties went from $3.3 million to $9.3 million which is an increase in funds of $6 million or 178.3% change. All while the average homestead will see a decrease of $16 or 8.4% since the average homestead taxable value decrease by 8.4%)
MCESD#2 Proposed Tax Rate is 10 cents, which is a 3.13 cent or 45.56% increase from the current rate of 6.87 cents per $100. Public Hearing is set for Sept. 16 at 7:00 pm at the fire house. Total tax levy on all properties increase by 41.09% to produce $827,194 in taxes an increase of $240,920.
MCESD#4 Proposed Tax Rate is 5.21 cents, which is a 5.04% increase from the current rate of 4.96 cents per $100.Total tax levy on all properties increased from $788, 548 to $821,261 which is an increase of $32,713 or 4.15%. Public Hearing is scheduled for Sept. 10 at 6:00 pm at the ems station.
MCESD#5- Proposed Tax Rate is 10 cents, which is a 4.06% increase from the current rate of 9.61 cents per $100. Public Hearing was held on August 21, 2025.