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📍 Drive to WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD Office   📅 Wednesday, August 26, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD agenda. There are 2 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 8)
Vote Scheduled on New Tax Rate and Budget
📅 August 26, 2026
The school board is scheduled to hold its most important financial votes of the year: adopting the 2026-2027 budget and the property tax rate to fund it. The agenda provides no details on the proposed rate or whether it exceeds the ‘no-new-revenue’ rate. A vote for a rate above the no-new-revenue level is a direct tax increase on property owners, regardless of how the rate itself is framed.
Response

SHOW UP & SPEAK UP: This vote determines your property tax bill. Attend the meeting and sign up for public comment. Contact the district office to find board member emails and ask them: ‘Will you commit to adopting the no-new-revenue tax rate? I demand a recorded roll-call vote on Item 4.B and 4.C so taxpayers know where each of you stands.’

💰 Impact: Potential property tax increase if the adopted rate is higher than the no-new-revenue rate.
ALERT (LEVEL 4)
Requires Verification

Last-Minute Changes to Current Budget
📅 August 26, 2026
The board is voting on a final amendment to the current 2025-2026 budget. While sometimes routine, these last-minute changes can be used to approve spending without the full scrutiny of a new budget cycle. The agenda provides no details on what is being changed or how much taxpayer money is involved.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the district office before the meeting and ask for the specific line-item changes and dollar amounts in the final budget amendment (Item 4.A). Taxpayers deserve to know what is being changed before the vote.

💰 Impact: Undisclosed. The value of the amendment is not listed in the agenda.
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