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Report on certified tax roll, certified estimate of collection rate, certified excess debt collections, and no-new-revenue tax rate and voter-approval rate calculations (Assistant City Manager - CFO)
Background:
This item is for information only and is required by Section 26.04 of the Property Tax Code. No action is required.
The tax assessor shall submit the appraisal roll for the unit showing the total appraised, assessed, and taxable values of all property and the total taxable value of new property to the governing body. The assessor shall certify an estimate of the collection rate for the current year and the amount of debt taxes collected in excess of the anticipated amount in the preceding year. The assessor shall also submit the no-new-revenue tax rate and voter-approval rate calculations to the governing body. These calculations are required to be published in the newspaper as well. That publication will appear in the Galveston County Daily News on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
The Galveston County Tax Assessor-Collector serves as the City's Tax Assessor-Collector and works with the Assistant City Manager - CFO in preparing the calculation of the no-new-revenue tax rate and voter-approval rate using the taxable value information provided by the Galveston Central Appraisal District and Harris County Appraisal District.
2026 Estimated Certified Assessed Value (Galv & Harris Co) $ 18,822,037,895
2026 Estimated Certified Taxable Value (Galv & Harris Co) $ 13,027,632,422
2026 Taxable Value Under ARB Review (Galv & Harris Co) $425,000,536
2026 Total Taxable Value Including ARB Review $13,452,632,958
2025 Total Taxable Value Including ARB Review $13,281,478,714
2025 Total Taxable Value at last supplement $13,086,549,125
2026 New Property Taxable Value $279,308,782
2025 New Property Taxable Value $325,540,611
2026 Anticipated Collection Rate 96.27%
2025 Excess Debt Collections $751,671
The 2026 Certified Tax Roll including the property under ARB rev...
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