A tax rate of $0.273992 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of County of Ellis.
PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.273992 per $100
NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $0.254563 per $100
VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.283045 per $100
The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2025 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for County of Ellis from the same properties in both the 2024 tax year and the 2025 tax year.
The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that County of Ellis may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate.
The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that County of Ellis is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2025 tax year.
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON September 16, 2025, AT 2:00 pm AT 101 W. Main Waxahachie, TX 75165.
The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, County of Ellis is not required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the Ellis County Commissioner's Court of County of Ellis at their offices or by attending the public hearing mentioned above.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Property tax amount= (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100
FOR the proposal: John Wray Lane Grayson
Randy Stinson Louis Ponder
Kyle Butler
AGAINST the proposal:
Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.
The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state.
The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by County of Ellis last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by County of Ellis this year.
| 2024 | 2025 | Change |
Total tax rate (per $100 of value) | $0.273992 | $0.273992 | increase of 0.00000 per $100, or 0,00% |
Average homestead taxable value | $374,385 | $374,712 | Increase of 1.95% |
Tax on average homestead | $1,025.78 | $1,026.68 | Increase of 19.61, or 1.95% |
Total tax levy on all properties | $80,897,105 | $88,969,013 | Increase of 8,663,330 or 10.79% |
No-New-Revenue Maintenance and Operations Rate Adjustments
State Criminal Justice Mandate
The County of Ellis Auditor certifies that County of Ellis has spent $964,346.16 in the previous 12 months for the maintenance and operations cost of keeping inmates sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. County of Ellis Sheriff has provided County of Ellis information on these costs, minus the state revenues received for reimbursement of such costs. This increased the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate by $0.002969/$100.
Indigent Health Care Compensation Expenditures
The County of Ellis spent $ 1,876,207 from July 1,2024 through June 30, 2025, on indigent health care compensation expenditures at the increased minimum eligibility standards, less the amount of state assistance. For the current tax year, the amount of decrease below last year's enhanced indigent health care expenditures is $2,757,502. This decreased the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate by $0.008490/$100.
Indigent Defense Compensation Expenditures
The County of Ellis spent $7,335,820 from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 to provide appointed counsel for indigent individuals in criminal or civil proceedings in accordance with the schedule of fees adopted under Article 26.05, Code of Criminal Procedure and to fund the operations of a public defender's office under Article 26.044, Code of Criminal Procedure, less the amount of any state grants received. For the current tax year, the amount of increase above last year's indigent defense compensation expenditures is $3,786,185. This increased the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate by $0.011657/$100.
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for County of Ellis at 972-825-5150 or taxoffice@co.ellis.tx.us, or visit www.ellistaxes.com for more information.