Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District Proposition A
What does this measure do?
Approves a higher Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD tax rate of about $1.29 per $100 of value, adding 4 cents for daily operations and raising about $6.2 million a year, part of it for a 1% staff raise. Property owners pay about $40 more a year per $100,000 of home value; seniors 65 and over pay no more.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District Board of Trustees (order calling the election, August 10, 2026)
The district's elected school board. Texas sets a limit on school property tax rates. If a district wants a higher rate, voters must approve it.
Source: tarrantcountytx.gov
A YES vote means
The district keeps the higher operating tax rate and collects about $6.2 million more this year for operations and staff pay.
A NO vote means
The tax rate falls back to the lower rate allowed without voter approval, and the district must cut or find other money for the $6.2 million.
Sources: resources.finalsite.net · emsisd.com · tarrantcountytx.gov
Source: emsisd.com