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ON TAX INCREASE
A tax rate of$0.613482 per$100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of City of Port Arthur.
PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.613482 per $100
NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $0.574221 per $100
VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.613482 per $100
The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2026 tax year that will raise the same amount of property
tax revenue for City of Port Arthur from the same properties in both the 2025 tax year and the 2026 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 2026 tax year.
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON September 14, 2026
AT 6:00 PM AT the City Council Chambers, 444 4th St., 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: Charlotte Moses Mayor Thomas Kinlaw III Mayor Pro Tern
Donald Frank Sr., Councilmember Warren Pena, Councilmember
Cal J. Jones, Councilmember Taylor Getwood, Councilmember
AGAINST the proposal:
PRESENT and not voting:
ABSENT: Kaala Jacobs, Councilmember
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 of 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.
2025 2026 Change
Total tax rate (per $0.615724 $0.613482 (decrease of-0.002242 per
$100 of value) 1$100, or -0.36%
Average homestead $106,354 $114,595 increase of 7.75%
taxable value
Tax on average $654.85 $703.02 increase of$48.17, or
homestead 7.36%
Total tax levy on all $29,481,695 $30,856,199 increase of$1,374,504, or
properties 14.66%
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for City of Port Arthur at 409-983-8186
or citybudget@portarthurtx.gov, or visit www.portarthurtx.gov/611/financial-information for more
information.