2001 Tax Rate Rollback Elections
PTD Found 4 of 34 Taxing Units Limited Tax RateThe Comptroller’s Property Tax Division (PTD) has learned that voters in only 4 of 34 taxing units limited the 2001 tax rate. They included two school districts, one city, and one special district.
Some 28 of 30 independent school districts (ISDs) held successful elections to retain their 2001 tax rates. Only two school districts — Spring Creek ISD in Hutchinson County and Groesbeck ISD in Limestone County— had voters disapprove their higher adopted tax rates. The December 2001 STATEMENT highlighted these elections, but did not include Groesbeck ISD (reported after publication).
Jim Hogg County was the only county with a rollback election, and it failed. About 861 county voters voted against the rollback, with 535 voting for the tax rate rollback. The county retained its adopted rate of $1.21 per $100 of value.
Two cities held rollback elections, with one passing and one failing. The City of Chandler in Henderson County had its tax rate rollback from $0.3326 to $0.2471. Voting to roll back the tax rate were 253 voters, with 160 against the rollback. The City of Oak Point in Denton County had its rollback election fail, so it retained its rate of $0.6440. The vote margin was 402 against the rollback and 267 for the rollback.
The only special district with a rollback election was Muenster Hospital District in Cooke County, where the rollback election passed. The hospital district had to reduce its tax rate from $0.4982 to $0.2572. The vote was 573 for the rollback and 246 against the rollback.
The table below lists the taxing units, with the election date, election results, the adopted tax rate, the rollback tax rate, and the percentage the adopted tax rate exceeded the district’s rollback rate. Tax rates are per $100 of value.
2001 Rollback Election Results
Taxing Unit -
Election DateCoounty Election Results 2001 Tax Rate Rollback Rate
% IncreaseCOUNTY Jim Hogg County
2/9/02Jim Hogg Rollback failed
Against - 861
For - 5351.21 .8424/44% CITIES Chandler
1/29/02Henderson Rollback passed
For - 253
Against - 160.2471
old rate -
3326.2471/35% Oak Point
2/2/02Denton Rollback failed
Against - 402
For - 267.6540 .4242/54% SPECIAL DISTRICTS Muenster Hospital District
2/2/02Cooke Rollback passed
For - 573
Against - 246.2572 old rate -
.4982
.2572/94%SCHOOL DISTRICTS Andrews
9/18/01Andrews Ratified
For - 390
Against - 1171.50 1.11/35% Borden Co. Cons. ISD
9/7/01Borden Ratified
For - 146
Against - 151.45 1.14/27% Buena Vista ISD
9/8/01Pecos Ratified
For - 60
Against - 191.50 1.42/6% Crane ISD
9/15/01Crane Ratified
For - 64
Against - 291.39 .93/49% Grady ISD
9/15/01Martin Ratified
For - 40
Against - 41.38 1.08/28% Freer ISD
11/6/01Duval Ratified
For - 242
Against - 101.35 1.22/11% Gilmer ISD
11/6/01Upshur Ratified
For - 959
Against - 3711.40 1.196/17% Grandfalls-Royalty ISD
9/08/01Ward Ratified
For - 23
Against - 31.50 1.4569/3% Groesbeck ISD
11/6/01Limestone Against Ratification
Against - 373
For - 3401.335
old rate -
1.441.335/8% Harleton ISD
9/15/01Harrison Ratified
For - 180
Against - 831.47 1.3612/8% Klondike ISD
9/7/01Dawson Ratified
For - 78
Against - 511.48 1.34/10% Leveretts Chapel ISD
11/6/01Rusk Ratified
For - 23
Against - 121.33 1.03/29% McCamey ISD
9/15/01Upton Ratified
For - 169
Against - 71.44 1.19/21% Monahans ISD
9/9/01Ward Ratified
For - 466
Against - 1261.50 1.23/22% Pecos--Barstow ISD
9/22/01Reeves Ratified
For - 283
Against - 1041.50 1.1808/27% Plains ISD
9/29/01Yoakum Ratified
For - 190
Against - 51.35 1.14/18% Rankin ISD
9/5/01Upton Ratified
For - 144
Against - 471.45 1.189/22% Reagan ISD
9/15/01Reagan Ratified
For - 180
Against - 671.46 1.21/21% Refugio ISD
11/6/01Refugio Ratified
For - 309
Against - 361.24 .8937/39% Riviera ISD
11/6/01Kleberg Ratified
For - 84
Against - 601.20 1.05/14% Spring Creek ISD
11/6/01Hutchinson Against Ratification
Against - 17
For - 15.9475
old rate - 1.245.9475/31% Sundown ISD
9/11/01Hockley Ratified
For - 112
Against - 81.325 1.066/24% Sweeny ISD
11/6/01Brazoria Ratified
For - 698
Against - 3151.4783 1.3372/11% Union Grove ISD
11/6/01Upshur Ratified
For - 96
Against - 241.33 1.21/10% Union Hill ISD
11/6/01Upshur Ratified
For - 140
Against - 171.395 1.295/8% Westbrook ISD
11/6/01Mitchell Ratified
For - 46
Against - 181.31 .94/39% West Rusk ISD
11/6/01Rusk Ratified
For - 175
Against - 1131.50 1.36/10% Whitharral ISD
11/6/01Hockley Ratified
For - 60
Against - 91.50 1.21/24% Wink-Loving ISD
9/15/01Winkler Ratified
For - 87
Against - 281.32 1.2641/4% Zapata Co. ISD
11/6/01Zapata Ratified
For - 474
Against - 791.3617 .9472/44% The table below gives the history of successful rollback elections since they began in 1982.
Unlike other types of taxing units, a school district that adopts a tax rate above the rollback rate must hold a rollback election between 30 and 90 days after the rate is adopted. No petition by citizens is required. The school district’s election differs from other types of units in that voters are asked to ratify their school’s adopted tax rate. If a simple majority of the votes cast in the election favor the adopted tax rate, then the adopted rate stands. If the voters disapprove the adopted rate, the school district’s rollback rate becomes the adopted tax rate. After the outcome of the election, school tax bills are mailed.
Last year, six out of 16 taxing units had successful elections to rollback their 2000 tax rates.
History of Successful Rollback Elections
1982 - 2001
Tax Year School Districts Counties Cities Special Districts Total 1982 11 of 24 6 of 6 2 of 3 2 of 2 21 of 35 1983 2 of 4 4 of 4 0 of 1 0 6 of 9 1984 0 of 3 1 of 1 4 of 4 0 of 1 5 of 9 1985 1 of 1 4 of 4 3 of 5 0 8 of 10 1986 2 of 4 2 of 2 2 of 3 1 of 2 7 of 11 1987 2 of 9 1 of 1 3 of 7 3 of 5 9 of 22 1988 4 of 12 3 of 3 4 of 7 1 of 2 12 of 24 1989 10 of 23 4 of 6 6 of 7 1 of 2 21 of 38 1990 6 of 11 3 of 4 2 of 4 3 of 5 14 of 24 1991 1 of 1 2 of 2 2 of 4 1 of 1 6 of 8 1992 0 0 of 1 3 of 3 0 of 1 3 of 5 1993 0 of 3 1 of 2 2 of 2 0 3 of 7 1994 1 of 2 1 of 2 3 of 3 1 of 1 6 of 8 1995 0 of 2 0 1 of 4 0 1 of 6 1996 1 of 3 0 1 of 4 2 of 2 4 of 9 1997 0 0 1 of 1 0 1 of 1 1998 2 of 4 0 2 of 3 0 4 of 7 1999 3 of 11 0 0 of 1 0 of 1 3 of 13 2000 2 of 11 2 of 2 2 of 2 0 of 1 6 of 16 2001 2 of 30 0 of 1 1 of 2 1 of 1 4 of 34 Total 50 of 158 34 of 41 44 of 70 16 of 27 144 of 296 Percentage 32% 83% 63% 59% 49% Please call the PTD’s Technical Assistance staff at 1-800-252-9121, option 2; or in Austin, call 512/305-9845, with questions about tax rate rollback elections. Or, e-mail the PTD staff at ptd.cpa@cpa.state.tx.us.
