Adopted Budget FY26: What You Need to Know

Published on August 14, 2025

City of Grand Prairie Approved Budget FY 2026

THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 8.56 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $24.40.

THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $8,612,277 OR 6.12%, AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $3,754,861 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR.

  • Adopted TAX RATE: $0.660000/$100
  • NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE: $0.636138/$100
  • VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE: $0.660061/$100

The City of Grand Prairie invites residents to learn more about the adopted budget for fiscal year 2025-2026.

Understanding how city budgets work can be challenging, so if you'd like to learn the basics of budgeting, please start with the video you see below. 

Remember, an informed, engaged community helps us do our jobs better, so we hope you enjoy this fun video, and be sure to like and share on social media or with your friends and family.

  

Once you're an expert on the budget basics, we encourage you to explore in-depth with the Adopted Budget Book FY 2025-2026. Here you'll be able see the specifics down to the last dollar, outlining where the money for the proposed budget comes from and where it goes. You'll also find useful resources like a City Snapshot, budget calendar, and detailed information on property taxes, sales taxes, and much more.

Click here to see the Adopted Budget Book FY 2025-2026

We also invite the public to learn more and provide feedback about the tax rate, operating budget and capital improvement plan at the September 16, 2025 City Council meeting.

Public Hearing on Tax Rate

  • Date & Time: September 16, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
  • Location: Council Chambers, Grand Prairie City Hall, 300 W Main Street, Grand Prairie, Texas
  • Purpose: To receive public comments on the adopted tax rate for FY2025-2026.

Public Hearing on Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan

  • Date & Time: September 16, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
  • Location: Council Chambers, Grand Prairie City Hall, 300 W Main Street, Grand Prairie, Texas
  • Purpose: To receive public comments on the adopted FY2025-2026 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan.

 

  1. FY25/26 Adopted Budget
  2. 2025 Tax Notice(PDF, 55KB)
  3. Notice of Public Hearing 9_16_25(PDF, 86KB)
  4. 2025 Truth In Taxation Calculation(PDF, 15MB)
  5. 2025 Taxpayer Impact Statement(PDF, 99KB)

 

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