Updated Nov. 8 at 11 a.m.
With all 701 voting centers reporting Election Day results, voters have approved Harris County Emergency Services District No. 13's tax rate election.
According to the Harris County Clerk's Office, Proposition A received 62.03%, or 5,700 votes in favor, and 37.97%, or 3,489 votes in opposition.
"We are pleased that the district voters approved the tax rate election. This will help us fund the projects that we listed on our educational mailer including new apparatus and a maintenance facility, as well as helping the overall budget cope with the inflationary pressures everyone is experiencing," said Richard Lieder, chief of the Cypress Creek Fire Department, in an emailed statement Nov. 8. "We will be good stewards of these additional funds and will use them to help improve service in the district."
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Updated Nov. 8 at 7 a.m.
With 694 of 701 voting centers reporting Election Day results, voters appear to have approved Harris County Emergency Services District No. 13's tax rate election.
According to the Harris County Clerk's Office, Proposition A received 62.06%, or 5,682 votes in favor, and 37.94%, or 3,474 votes in opposition.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Updated Nov. 7 at 11:05 p.m.
With 296 of 701 voting centers reporting Election Day results, voters continue to support Harris County Emergency Services District's No. 13's tax rate election.
According to the Harris County Clerk's Office, Proposition A received 61.81%, or 3,816 votes in favor, and 38.19%, or 2,358 votes in opposition.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Posted Nov. 7 at 7:19 p.m.
Early voting results for the Nov. 7 election show early support for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 13's tax rate election.
According to the Harris County Clerk's Office, Proposition A has received 62.99%, or 3,050 votes in favor, and 37.01%, or 1,792 votes in opposition.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
The background
As previously reported by Community Impact, ESD 13's commissioners opted to hold a tax rate election this November to help meet the needs of the Cypress Creek Fire Department in 2023-24. Voters will decide whether the district will maintain its tax rate of $0.091852 per $100 valuation or if the tax rate will be lowered due to legislative mandates.
Did you know?
In 2019, the passage of Senate Bill 2 reformed the state's property tax system by limiting year-over-year revenue growth for taxing entities. Taxing entities anticipating more than 3.5% revenue growth year over year must either lower the property tax rate or hold an election so voters can approve a tax rate that would result in revenue growth above 3.5%.
