Alamo Heights ISD Trustees Call
Voter-Approved Tax Rate Election
The Alamo Heights Independent School District Board of Trustees called for a Voter-Approved Tax Rate Election (VATRE) that will be held on November 2, 2021.
A tax rate election is a special election called by a school district’s Board of Trustees, asking voters to approve a tax rate proposal.
A landmark school funding law passed by the Texas Legislature in 2019, HB3, provided more funding to the majority of Texas school districts; however, Alamo Heights ISD received less funding than other districts across the state.
If approved by voters in Alamo Heights ISD, the VATRE would generate an additional $1.4 million dollars to allow the district to provide competitive salaries for our employees and educational programming for students.
This would not result in a tax rate increase; rather, it would reduce homeowners’ property tax rates, creating the lowest total tax rate in 10 years.
The decrease in property tax rates presents a unique opportunity for AHISD taxpayers to raise more local revenue.
The incremental new revenue would not be subject to recapture by the state; rather, it would stay right here in Alamo Heights ISD, to provide competitive salaries for our employees and educational programming for students.
Want to Learn More?
To learn more about the Voter-Approved Tax Rate Election (VATRE):
- Email Mike Hagar, Assistant Superintendent for Business & Finance at: [email protected]
Early Voting / Election Day
Early Voting begins on October 18 and runs through October 29.
Election Day is November 2.
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