The overview
Boerne ISD voters will decide on the district’s first voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE, designed to support teacher salaries and provide funds for capital improvements outside of bonds and other funding mechanisms.
For fiscal year 2025-26, the average taxable value on BISD residential properties is $488,000, and a property owner would pay $4,938 annually. Compared to FY 2024-25, the proposed VATRE tax rate would result in an average decrease of $80 in overall taxes paid, assuming the homestead exemption propositions pass.
Following the 2025 state legislative session, the homestead exemption for school district taxes was increased, meaning a home’s taxable valuation will decrease upon voter approval. Homestead exemptions increase by $40,000 for the average homeowner and by $50,000 for homeowners over the age of 65 or those with a disability, according to state legislation.
Other statewide legislation on the ballot includes a tax exemption for homes destroyed by fire, funding for water supplies, parental rights and additional propositions.
Get involved
According to early voting turnouts, Kendall County had 4,983, or 12.62% of registered voters, who cast a ballot during the early voting period.
Election Day will be the last opportunity to submit a ballot, with polling locations open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Kendall County voters can cast a ballot at any of the following locations:
- Boerne City Hall (Training Room): 447 N. Main St., Boerne
- First Baptist Church (HUB): 631 S. School St., Boerne
- Bergheim Volunteer Fire Department: 1 Old Curry Creek Road, Bergheim
- Burdick Community Center: 119 Old San Antonio Road, Boerne
- Kendall County Fairgrounds (Old Hall): 1307 River Road, Boerne
- Kendalia Community Center: 2610 FM 473, Kendalia
- Boerne Bible Church: 1026 E. Blanco Road, Boerne
- Sisterdale Community Center: 2 Sisterdale-Lindendale Road, Sisterdale
- Comfort Baptist Church: 100 Amber Drive, Comfort
- Waring Fire House: 11 Waring Road, Boerne
- Nineteen:Ten Church: 130 FM 1376, Boerne
