Round Rock City Council approved the first reading of its fiscal year 2025-26 budget and corresponding tax rate at a meeting Aug. 28. The budget requires a second reading before can be finally adopted.

What happened

Council members voted unanimously to adopt the $789.7 million budget and $0.372 per $100 valuation property tax rate. The vote followed public hearings on the items.

The breakdown

$418.7 million—or 53%—of the total budget will go towards the Community Investment Program, funding projects to improve roads, utility infrastructure, trail system connection, completing the wastewater treatment plant expansion and projects approved in 2023 general obligation bonds.


The budget also includes:
  • $93 million for police and fire departments
  • $47.2 million for parks and recreation, the public library, and sports tourism
  • $43.5 million for utilities and environmental services, including water and wastewater services
The budget will support 29.5 new full-time employees, including 23 public safety personnel and 6.5 for other city positions.

What else?

The proposed tax rate is a 7.2% increase from the no-new-revenue rate, and can be represented by a $7.88 per month increase from the last fiscal year for the median homeowner.

What's next


City Council will hear the second reading of the budget and property tax rate Sept. 11, when it is scheduled for final adoption of both. The new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.