Work on the city’s budget for fiscal year 2026 is underway! Each year, this process helps us plan how to use public dollars to support city services, programs and projects that matter to our community.
FWLab staff will share updates at City Council work sessions from April through August. These meetings are a chance for the City Council and the community to learn more about what’s shaping the budget.
In August, the city manager will share a recommended budget with the City Council. Then in September, the council will vote on the final budget and tax rate for the upcoming year. The new fiscal year starts Oct. 1, 2025.
Stay tuned for updates throughout the process!
City Council Meetings
Currently scheduled City Council meeting dates are below. This list will update as additional meetings are scheduled:
| Date/Time |
Meeting |
Location |
Public Comments |
- Tuesday, April 29, 2025
10:00 AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
03:00 PM
Tuesday, June 03, 2025
10:00 AM
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
09:00 AM
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
10:00 AM
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
10:09 AM
Tuesday, September 09, 2025
10:00 AM
|
Budget Work Session Meeting |
New City Hall - City Council Work Session Room
100 Fort Worth Trail
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no commentNo Public Comments |
Community Engagement
Do you have questions about the process, or ideas for what the FY2026 Budget should focus on? Go to Connect Fort Worth to provide feedback online!
And stay tuned for information about upcoming in-person community engagement opportunities!
Notices
As required by Texas Tax Code Chapter 26, local taxing units must calculate and publish certain property tax rates each year to promote transparency and allow residents to understand how their property taxes are determined.
Truth in Taxation
NOTICE OF ESTIMATED TAXES AND TAX RATE ADOPTION INFORMATION
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 regarding the amount of taxes that each entity that taxes your property will impose if the entity adopts its proposed tax rate. Your local property tax database will be updated regularly during August and September as local elected officials propose and adopt the property tax rates that will determine how much you pay in property taxes.
You may also access the Truth in Taxation site for Tarrant County directly:
- Navigate to the Truth in Taxation website
- Search for a property
- Click view
- Click “Subscribe to Notifications” button located in the top right hand corner or the page. Enter your information, agree to receive email notifications, click confirm
Property owners have the right to request the information from the assessor of each taxing unit for their property. You may request their contact information from your local Tax Assessor-Collector listed below.
Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector
Rick D. Barnes
100 E Weatherford, Fort Worth, TX 76196
817-884-1100
Email: taxoffice@tarrantcountytx.gov