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                                                                                                                                    Form 50-212

Notice About ________ Tax Rates
                                                (current year)

Property Tax Rates in  ___________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                         (taxing unit’s name)
This notice concerns the   ____________ property tax rates for  _______________________________________________________.
                         (current year)                                                             (taxing unit’s name)
This notice provides information about two tax rates used in adopting the current tax year’s tax rate. The no-new-revenue tax rate would Impose the same 
amount of taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. In most cases, the voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate a taxing unit 
can adopt without holding an election. In each case, these rates are calculated by dividing the total amount of taxes by the current taxable value with 
adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value.
Taxing units preferring to list the rates can expand this section to include an explanation of how these tax rates were calculated.
This year’s no-new-revenue tax rate ............................................ $__________________/$100

This year’s voter-approval tax rate  ............................................. $__________________/$100

To see the full calculations, please visit  _______________________________ for a copy of the Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet.
                                              (website address)

Unencumbered Fund Balances
The following estimated balances will be left in the taxing unit’s accounts at the end of the fiscal year. These balances are not encumbered by corresponding 
debt obligation.
                                              Type of Fund                                             Balance
                                                                                             $

Current Year Debt Service
The following amounts are for long-term debts that are secured by property taxes. These amounts will be paid from upcoming property tax revenues (or 
additional sales tax revenues, if applicable).
                                                           Principal or  
                                                Contract Payment                     Interest  
                                                to be Paid From                      to be Paid From   Other Amounts                Total 
                  Description of Debt           Property Taxes                       Property Taxes    to be Paid                   Payment
                                              $                          $                           $                             $

(expand as needed)

Form developed by: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Property Tax Assistance Division                                          For additional copies, visit: 
                                                                                                       comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax
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 Notice of Tax Rates                                                                                                                                                 Form 50-212

                       Total required for __________ debt service .................................................. $__________________________
                                          (current year)
                       –   Amount (if any) paid from funds listed in unencumbered funds ................... $__________________________

                       –   Amount (if any) paid from other resources ................................................... $__________________________

                       –   Excess collections last year .......................................................................... $__________________________

                        =  Total to be paid from taxes in __________  ..........................................
                                                         (current year)                                         $__________________________

                        +  Amount added in anticipation that the taxing unit will collect 

                        only ___________% of its taxes in __________ .....................................      $__________________________
                         (collection rate)               (current year)

                       =       Total Debt Levy ......................................................................................... $__________________________

Voter-Approval Tax Rate Adjustments

State Criminal Justice Mandate

The  ___________________  County Auditor certifies that  ___________________ County has spent $ ______________                                                       (minus any amount 
    (county name)                                                        (county name)                                       (amount)
received from state revenue for such costs) in the previous 12 months for the maintenance and operations cost of keeping inmates sentenced to the Texas 
Department of Criminal Justice.  ____________________________ County Sheriff has provided  ________________________ information on these costs,
                                           (county name)                                                        (county name)
minus the state revenues received for the reimbursement of such costs. This increased the voter-approval tax rate by $ _________________ /$100.
                                                                                                                             (amount of increase)

Indigent Health Care Compensation Expenditures

The  ________________________________________             spent $         ____________  from July 1  ____________ to Jun 30  _____________
                         (county name)                                        (amount)                            (prior year)                                       (current year)
on indigent health care compensation procedures at the increased minimum eligibility standards, less the amount of state assistance. For the current tax 
year, the amount of increase above last year’s enhanced indigent health care expenditures is $ ___________ . This increased the voter-approval tax 
rate by $  ________________________________ /$100.

Indigent Defense Compensation Expenditures

The  _______________________________________  spent $ _______________________  from July 1  _________ to June 30  __________
                         (county name)                                        (amount)                            (prior year)                                       (current year)
to provide appointed counsel for indigent individuals, less the amount of state grants received by the county. In the preceding year, the county spent
$_______________ for indigent defense compensation expenditures. The amount of increase above last year’s indigent defense expenditures is
    (amount)
$______________. This increased the voter-approval rate by $ ______________/$100 to recoup  _____________________________________________.
  (amount of increase)                                   (amount of increase)                                   (use one phrase to complete sentence: the increased  
                                                                                                                expenditures, or 5% more than the preceding year’s expenditures)

                                           For additional copies, visit: comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax                                                    Page 2
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 Notice of Tax Rates                                                                                                                    Form 50-212

Eligible County Hospital Expenditures

The  _________________________________________________  spent $  _______________________ from July 1  __________ to June 30 _________
                       (name of taxing unit)                                (amount)                                 (prior year)       (current year)
on expenditures to maintain and operate an eligible county hospital. In the preceding year, the  _______________________________________________
                                                                                                                     (taxing unit name)
spent $ _________  for county hospital expenditures. For the current tax year, the amount of increase above last year’s expenditures is 
$______________ . This increased the voter-approval tax rate by  ___________ /$100 to recoup  _____________________________________________ .
  (amount of increase)                                                                 (use one phrase to complete sentence: the increased  
                                                                                       expenditures, or 8% more than the preceding year’s expenditures)

This notice contains a summary of the no-new-revenue and voter-approval calculations as

certified by  ___________________________________________________________________ .
                       (designated individual’s name and position) (date)

Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, 
including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.
The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state.

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