Round Rock City Council is scheduled to vote September 10 on formally acknowledging that the proposed FY 2027 budget would raise more total property-tax revenue than the previous year's budget.
The council record puts the increase at $14,622,800, or 14.7%. It says $1,937,271 of the projected revenue would come from new property added to the tax roll this year.
That 14.7% figure describes the change in total property-tax revenue collected for the budget. It should not be read as a statement that every homeowner's tax bill or the city's tax rate will rise by 14.7%.
Why is there a separate vote?
The agenda says Section 102.007(c) of the Texas Local Government Code requires a governing body to ratify a property-tax increase when it adopts a budget that raises more property-tax revenue than the previous year's budget.
This ratification is separate from the vote to adopt the budget. It is also separate from the vote to set the tax rate under the Texas Tax Code or other law.
The item appears on the council's consent agenda for September 10. The public record available before the meeting does not show a final action, so the proposal should not yet be described as approved.
What does the $14.6 million figure include?
The figure compares the total property-tax revenue reflected in the FY 2027 budget with the amount in the previous year's budget. Total revenue can change for more than one reason, including the tax rate, changes in appraised values and property newly added to the tax roll.
The city's agenda identifies the new-property portion separately at $1,937,271. The remaining increase is not broken down further in this particular council item.
For an individual property owner, the eventual bill depends on the adopted tax rate, the property's taxable value and any exemptions that apply. This agenda item records the budget-wide revenue comparison required for the council's ratification vote; it is not an estimate for a particular home or business.
Residents comparing the proposal with their own finances should therefore use the city's adopted tax-rate information and their property's taxable value, rather than applying 14.7% to last year's bill. The ratification document answers a narrower question: whether the new budget collects more total property-tax revenue than the previous budget.
What happens next?
Council is due to consider the ratification alongside other FY 2027 business on September 10. A final outcome and any separately adopted tax-rate details should be checked against the council's meeting record after the vote.
Source: This report is based on the City of Round Rock legislation record for file 2026-240.
