Tarrant County College trustees adopted a 2026 property-tax rate of $0.120000 per $100 of taxable value on September 10, according to the Dallas Express. The rate is 6.88% higher than the prior year’s $0.112280 rate and exceeds the district’s calculated no-new-revenue rate of $0.112110.
The district projects that the adopted rate will generate about $326 million in property-tax revenue. That would be an increase of approximately $19.9 million, or 6.5%, from the previous levy of about $306.2 million, the Dallas Express reported. Actual bills will depend on each property’s taxable value, exemptions and other individual circumstances.
For an average Tarrant County College homestead, the district estimates the annual bill will increase from $404.09 to $409.92, a difference of $5.83 or 1.44%. The comparatively small average increase reflects a reported decline in the average taxable homestead value, from $359,898 to $341,599. A lower average does not mean every homeowner’s value or bill declined.
The board also adopted a $429.4 million operating budget. According to the Dallas Express, college officials pointed to enrollment, workforce programs, state funding and property-value pressures as considerations in the budget and rate process.
The report placed the decision alongside other North Texas college-tax actions. Dallas College kept its nominal rate at $0.106575, but that figure remains above its no-new-revenue rate of $0.100224. Weatherford College adopted a rate of $0.114716, up from $0.106087. Those comparisons involve different tax bases and budgets, so the rates alone do not show which institution imposes the highest bill on a particular property.
The no-new-revenue rate is a state transparency benchmark designed to show the rate that would generally produce the same property-tax revenue from existing properties as the prior year, subject to statutory adjustments. Adopting a rate above that benchmark signals that the taxing unit expects additional revenue from the existing tax base, even when changes in appraised values affect the average bill.
For Tarrant County residents, the vote is significant because it determines both the college district’s revenue and taxpayers’ obligations for the coming year. The adopted rate and budget also provide measurable figures voters can use when evaluating the district’s spending priorities and financial stewardship.