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!
Recommended Budget & Tax Rates
On August 12, City Manager Jay Chapa presented the recommended 2026 budget to the City Council.
Download a copy of the FY26 Recommended Budget:
A property tax rate of $0.6700 per $100 of assessed value has been recommended to the City of Fort Worth governing body. This is above the no-new-revenue rate of $0.659126, which is the tax rate that would produce the same amount of tax revenue if applied to the same properties that are taxed in both years.
Community Engagement
Budget meetings will be held in all Council Districts in August and September. Meetings will be in-person and will also be available live on the City of Fort Worth YouTube channel and on the City's TV website at fortworthtexas.gov/FWTV. The meetings will feature a video about the budget, a short presentation, and Q&A. Questions and comments can be submitted before and during the meeting at ConnectFW.
| Date/Time |
Meeting |
Location |
- Thursday, August 21, 2025
06:00 PM
- 08:00 PM
|
District 10 Budget Meeting |
Truett Wilson Middle School
14250 Sendera Ranch
|
- Monday, August 25, 2025
06:00 PM
- 08:00 PM
|
District 7 Budget Meeting |
Boswell High School
5805 W Bailey Boswell Rd.
|
- Wednesday, August 27, 2025
06:00 PM
- 08:00 PM
|
District 6 Budget Meeting |
Southwest High School Library
4100 Altamesa Blvd.
|
- Wednesday, September 03, 2025
06:00 PM
- 08:00 PM
|
District 3 Budget Meeting |
LVT Rise Community Center
8201 CALMONT Ave
|
- Saturday, September 06, 2025
10:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
|
District 4 Budget Meeting |
Basswood Elementary School
3100 Clay Mountain Trail
|
- Saturday, September 06, 2025
02:00 PM
- 04:00 PM
|
District 11 Budget Meeting |
Eugene McCray Community Center
4932 Wilbarger St.
|
- Monday, September 08, 2025
06:00 PM
- 08:00 PM
|
District 9 Budget Meeting |
University Christian Church
2720 S. University Dr.
|
- Wednesday, September 10, 2025
06:00 PM
- 08:00 PM
|
District 5 Budget Meeting |
Fort Worth Public Library - East Regional
6301 Bridge St
|
- Thursday, September 11, 2025
06:00 PM
- 08:00 PM
|
District 2 Budget Meeting |
Northside Community Center
1100 NW 18th St.
|
- Monday, September 15, 2025
06:00 PM
- 08:00 PM
|
District 8 Budget Meeting |
McDonald YMCA
.2701 Moresby St,
|
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, August 12, 2025
12:00 PM
|
City Council Special Called Work Session Meeting |
City Council Chamber New City Hall
100 Fort Worth Trail
|
No 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, September 09, 2025
08:00 AM
|
Budget Work Session Meeting |
New City Hall - City Council Work Session Room
100 Fort Worth Trail
|
no commentNo Public Comments |
Notices
Budget Notices
Public Hearing
Notice of Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget(PDF, 97KB)
A Public Hearing on the recommended budget, which consists of both an operating and a capital component, will be held at a special called City Council meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
The City Council is scheduled to vote on the recommended budget at its regular business meeting on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, which will begin immediately following the special called meeting for the budget and tax rate hearings.
Sec. 102.005(b) Notice Language: This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $25,704,172 or 3.37%, and of that amount $21,082,569 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.
Property Tax Notices
Public Hearing
Notice of Public Hearing on the Property Tax Rate(PDF, 154KB)
A tax rate of $0.670000 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of City of Fort Worth.
- PROPOSED TAX RATE: $0.670000 PER $100
- NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE: $0.659126 PER $100
- VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE: $0.736799 PER $100
The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that the City of Fort Worth is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2025 tax year.
A Public Hearing on the proposed tax rate will be held at 5:30pm on September 16, 2025 at the City Council Chamber of Fort Worth City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
Tax Rate Calculation
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