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📍 Drive to ROYSE CITY ISD Office   📅 Monday, September 14, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming ROYSE CITY ISD agenda. There are 3 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
🚨 Alert (LEVEL 10)
School Board to Set 2026-2027 Property Tax Rate
📅 2026-09-14
The Board of Trustees will hold its final vote to set the property tax rate for the upcoming year. This is the single most important vote determining how much homeowners’ school tax bills will increase, regardless of rising property values.
Response

PACK THE ROOM: Show up Monday and sign up for public comment before 5:15 PM. Contact the Board of Trustees: ‘Vote to adopt the No-New-Revenue tax rate for the 2026-2027 school year. Do not use rising appraisals to take more money from taxpayers.’

💰 Impact: Higher Property Taxes
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 8)
Requires Verification

Undisclosed ‘District of Innovation’ Plan Changes
📅 2026-09-14
The board is voting to approve amendments to its ‘District of Innovation’ plan, which allows it to seek exemptions from state education laws. The specific changes are not included in the agenda, preventing public review of which laws the district wants to bypass before the vote.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the Board of Trustees: ‘Postpone the vote on Item XIV.G. The public deserves to see the proposed District of Innovation amendments and understand which state laws you intend to bypass before you take action.’

💰 Impact: Bypassing State Law
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 6)
Requires Verification

High-Dollar Items Bundled on Consent Agenda
📅 2026-09-14
The board plans to approve an updated vendor list, all purchases over $100,000, and a report on cooperative purchasing fees in a single ‘consent agenda’ vote. Bundling these items prevents individual discussion and scrutiny of potentially controversial vendors or large expenditures of taxpayer money.
Response

DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the Board of Trustees: ‘I demand that items XII.C, XII.E, and XII.F be pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and a roll-call vote. Taxpayers deserve to know who we are paying and what we are buying.’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Spending
District Info
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