UpdateUpdated at 12:30 a.m., Nov. 5

With ballots counted on Tuesday night, voters have approved Proposition A, a tax ratification election that would increase Denton ISD property owners’ tax rate by 5 cents.

In complete but unofficial results with all precincts reporting after midnight, about 53% of ballots cast were in favor of the proposition. Just under 33,000 ballots were cast, with nearly 17,500 in favor of the measure.

District officials had not released a statement by 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Denton ISD’s current tax rate is $1.1569 per $100 assessed property valuation. The 5-cent increase brings the rate up to $1.2069 per $100 property valuation.

The Texas Tribune reported Tuesday night that constitutional amendment propositions on property tax breaks proved popular with voters.

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