Today, Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-0001 (2015) was issued on the question "Whether an independent school district may use the certified estimate of property tax values to adopt a tax rate after adopting its budget.”
The summary to the opinion states:
“Subsections 44.004(j) of the Education Code and 26.05(g) of the Tax Code do not authorize an independent school district to use the certified estimate of property tax values to adopt a tax rate after adopting its budget.”
To read the Opinion, click on the link below.
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/opinions/51paxton/op/2015/kp0001.pdf