Last night, the House Public Education Committee passed HB 2560 by Rep. Bill Zedler (web posting of school district check registers), as well as HB 3485 by Rep. Susan King and HB 1924 by Rep. Lois Kolkhorst (career and technology education). All three bills incorporate recommendations provided by the Foundation’s Brooke Terry.
Taxes & Spending
Assessing Tax Trends in the City of Arlington
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Arlington? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over a 10-year time horizon. Using these audited estimates, we can gauge the growth of government (i.e., tax levy trends), assess its reasonability...
February 20, 2026