Katy City Council approved its fiscal year 2025-26 budget with a focus on public safety.

Zooming in

At a Sept. 22 meeting, City Council unanimously approved $74.7 million in expenditures for FY 2025-26, a 5.31% decrease from last year's amended budget.

Additionally, council maintained its property tax rate of $0.425 per $100 valuation for the second consecutive year. The rate is below the no-new-revenue rate of $0.430707 per $100, according to budget documents.

The budget and tax rate were initially proposed at an Aug. 25 meeting , with officials saying they still expected tax revenue to increase from FY 2024-25 due to the influx of new properties and increasing property valuations.

Diving in deeper

The budget includes $55.21 million toward the city’s general fund, with 47.04% al

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