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ON TAX INCREASE
A tax rate of $0.626272 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of City of Port Arthur.
PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.626272 per $100
NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $0.585995 per $100
VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.626272 per $100
The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2024 tax year that will raise the same amount of property
tax revenue for City of Port Arthur from the same properties in both the 2023 tax year and the 2024 tax year.
The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that City of Port Arthur 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 City of Port Arthur is
proposing to increase property taxes for the 2024 tax year.
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON September 24, 2024 AT
6:00 PM AT the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 444 4th Street, Port Arthur, TX 77640.
The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, City of Port Arthur 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 City
Council of City of Port Arthur 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: Doneane Beckcom, Mayor Pro Tem Harold Doucet, Sr., Council Member
Thomas Kinlaw III, Council Member Willie "Bae" Lewis, Jr.,Council Member
Thurman Bartle, Mayor
AGAINST the proposal: None
PRESENT and not voting:None
ABSENT: Donald Frank Sr., Council Member Tiffany Hamilton-Everfield, Council Member
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 ot growth of property taxes in the state.
The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by City of Port Arthur
last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by City of Port Arthur this
year.
2023 2024 Change
Total tax rate (per $0.648641 $0.626272 decrease of-0.022369 per
$100 of value) $100, or -3.45%
Average homestead $91,194 $99,446 increase of 9.05%
taxable value
Tax on average $591.52 $622.80 increase of 31.28, or
homestead 5.29%
Total tax levy on all $24,455,072 $26,249,699 increase of 1,794,627, or
properties 7.34%
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for City of Port Arthur at or
ariel.gibbs@portarthur.gov, or visit portarthurtx.gov for more information.