The council kept the city’s property tax rate at 67.25 cents per $100 valuation. The owner of a $300,000 home with a homestead exemption would pay $1,614 in city property taxes. The city estimates this will translate to a $65 increase for the average Fort Worth homeowner.

Amid slowing property value increases and declining revenues, Fort Worth is staying the course in its fiscal year 2025 budget.

Fort Worth plans to invest an extra $10.4 million from PayGo funding into street repairs, aiming to save on future costs without raising taxes.

The $722 million budget incorporates a 1-cent tax rate increase expected to bring in an estimated $4.1 million.

Westlake's fiscal year 2024-25 budget includes funding for additional firefighters and public works employees and a new fire truck.

Dallas residents will have a lower tax rate and higher utility fees after the City Council approved the largest budget in the city’s history on Wednesday. The unanimously approved $4.97 billion spending plan goes into effect Oct.