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Why Does the 2021 Canutillo ISD Bond Election Ballot State Tax Increase?
Why Does the 2021 Canutillo ISD Bond Election Ballot State Tax Increase?
Posted on 10/21/2021
This is the image for the news article titled Why Does the 2021 Canutillo ISD Bond Election Ballot State Tax Increase?When Canutillo voters hit the polls to cast their votes during early voting this week, some questioned why the ballot stated “this is a property tax increase” when district projections indicate there will be no increase to the total tax rate if the 2021 Canutillo Independent School District bond is passed.

The reason for the statement is due to a 2017 law adopted by the state legislature that requires this language on all bond referendums regardless if the bond results in a total tax rate increase or not. In the case of the Canutillo ISD bond, projections indicate there will be no total tax rate increase for Canutillo taxpayers over the current tax rate.

Every year in August, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) determines the school district tax rate for the current school year. For the 2021-2022 school year, TEA set the rate at $1.39 per $100 of assessed property value for Canutillo. The Canutillo ISD Board of Trustees then adopted a lower tax rate of $1.34.

Property values of some Canutillo homeowners may go up, however, that is not associated with the school district tax rate. It's still too early to know by how much tax rates could decrease or increase in 2022-23, as that will be based on 2021 property valuations, but Canutillo ISD projects the forthcoming total tax rate to remain $1.34 if the bond is approved by voters.

Currently, the Canutillo ISD tax rate is on par with other Region 19 districts being neither the highest nor the lowest and has decreased over the past few years.