Ballot question

Bastrop ISD Proposition A: ratify a $1.0809 tax rate (voter-approval tax rate election)

On the ballot in: Bastrop Independent School District
Vote: Yes or no
Election: Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

THIS IS A TAX INCREASE Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.0809 per $100 valuation in Bastrop Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 7.4 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $3,929,492.

A “Yes” vote means

A "for" vote ratifies Bastrop ISD's adopted tax rate of $1.0809 per $100 valuation, which the ballot says raises maintenance and operations revenue 7.4% ($3,929,492).

A “No” vote means

An "against" vote rejects ratifying the adopted $1.0809 tax rate.

Sources

Publication Ballot (all contests), General and Special Election, November 3, 2026 · Bastrop County Elections
Bastrop ISD Notice of Special Election for Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (order calling the election) · Bastrop Independent School District

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