Woodbranch Village City Council has approved a balanced fiscal year 2026-27 budget that features a smaller year-over-year general fund budget, but a larger year-over water and sewer fund budget.
Two-minute impact
Woodbranch Village City Council unanimously approved the FY 2026-27 budget during a special meeting held Aug. 25, according to budget documents. Woodbranch Village’s approved FY 2026-27 general fund budget features about $739,072 in both total revenue and total expenditures, while water and sewer fund revenues and expenditures are both projected at $592,250.
According to budget documents, some of the largest revenues and expenditures in the FY 2026-27 budget’s general and water and sewer funds, include about:
- $319,859 in projected revenue from municipal court fees
- $141,750 in projected expenses for water and sewer repairs
- $133,750 in projected expenses for water and sewer operator fees
- $100,000 in projected expenses for state court costs/arrest fees
- $77,705 in projected expenses for street maintenance and repairs
The context
The original FY 2025-26 budget, which was adopted by City Council in August 2025, featured about $773,054 in estimated general fund revenues and expenditures and $566,500 in expected water and sewer revenues and expenditures, according to budget documents.
Compared to the original FY 2025-26 budget, the FY 2026-27 budget includes about:
- $50,000 less in projected expenses for state court costs/arrest fees
- $43,138 less in projected revenue from municipal court fees
- $15,000 more in projected expenses to the San Jacinto River Authority
Diving deeper
During Woodbranch Village City Council’s regular Aug. 27 meeting, council approved a FY 2026-27 total tax rate of $0.2333 per $100 valuation. The tax rate is lower than the FY 2025-26 total tax rate, which is $0.2363 per $100 valuation, but higher than the no-new-revenue rate of $0.2289 per $100 valuation.
A no-new-revenue rate is the rate that would generate the same property tax revenue as the prior year, as previously reported by Community Impact.
Explained
Since the median value of homes within Woodbranch Village increased year over year, the median taxpayer is expected to pay more taxes to the city for FY 2026-27 compared to FY 2025-26, according to city tax rate documents.
The median value of a home within Woodbranch Village’s boundaries for FY 2026-27 is $254,318, according to city tax rate documents. That means a taxpayer with this home value is expected to pay $593.32 in annual taxes to the city.
In FY 2025-26, the median home value was $230,130, so a taxpayer with that home value paid $543.80 annually, according to city documents.
