General

A public hearing on the 2026 proposed tax rate will be held on September 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at 7601 Uvalde Road, Houston, Texas 77049, and Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 shall take action on the proposed tax rate on September 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. following the hearing.

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.

Dear Residents,

The proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027 has been released, and we encourage you to take a look. This plan outlines how we intend to fund essential fire and emergency services, maintain our facilities, and invest in equipment upgrades.

For a complete breakdown of all revenue sources and line-item expenses, please click here to view the full budget document.

Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 has proposed a tax increase for the 2025 fiscal year, with a public hearing scheduled for August 25, 2025, at 7:00 PM at 7601 Uvalde Road, Houston, Texas 77049. The proposed tax rate of $0.1000 per $100 valuation represents an increase over last year’s rate. If adopted, the measure will require voter approval in an election on November 5, 2025.

For full details, including tax rate comparisons, voting information, and calculations, please refer to the attached notice.

Key Contacts:

• Harris County Clerk’s Office (voting information)
• Tax Assessor: 713-274-8000 or www.hctax.net

Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 has proposed a new tax rate of $0.0759 per $100 valuation for the 2024 tax year, reflecting an increase from the previous year.

This proposed rate is higher than both the no-new-revenue tax rate and the voter-approval tax rate but remains within the de minimis rate limit.

A public hearing is scheduled for August 22, 2024, to discuss this increase and its implications for local taxpayers. The hearing will provide an opportunity for residents to express their opinions and learn more about how the changes could impact their property taxes. For more detailed information, please refer to the official notice.

Harris County residents should be aware of the 2024 property tax rates set by the Harris County Emergency Service District No. 60. The notice outlines two critical tax rates: the no-new-revenue tax rate and the voter-approval tax rate. The no-new-revenue tax rate is set at $0.0689 per $100 of property value, which aims to collect the same amount of taxes as the previous year from properties taxed in both years. In contrast, the voter-approval tax rate is $0.0723 per $100 of property value, which is the maximum rate that can be adopted without requiring an election. These rates are crucial for taxpayers to understand as they evaluate how the changes might impact their financial planning for the year.

Additionally, the following documents provide a detailed breakdown of the calculations and adjustments that contribute to these rates, including factors like the unused increment rate, de minimis rate, and adjustments for pollution control and emergency revenue​.

For those interested in the exact calculations and more detailed information, including the impact of these rates on specific funds and debt services, please refer to the full documents provided by the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector. You can access these documents and learn more about your property taxes by visiting Harris County Tax Office​.

• Notices About 2024 Tax Rates
• Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet

This Notice concerns the 2022 property tax rates for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60. This notice provides information about two (2) tax rates used in adopting the current tax year’s tax rate. The no-new-revenue tax rate would impose the same amount of taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. In most cases, the voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate a taxing unit can adopt without holding an election. In each case, these rates are calculated by dividing the total amount of taxes by the current taxable value with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value.

Notice About 2022 Tax Rates (PDF)

Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet (PDF)

A tax rate of $0.05 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60.

The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2022 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 from the same properties in both the 2021 tax year and the 2022 tax year.

The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate, unless the de minimis rate for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 exceeds the voter-approval rate for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60.

The de minimis rate is the rate equal to the sum of the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60, the rate that will raise $500,000, and the current debt rate for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60.

The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2022 tax year.

A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON August 24, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at 8407 C.E. King Parkway, Houston, TX 77044.

Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 shall take action on the proposed tax rate on August 24, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., following the hearing to be held.

The proposed tax rate is greater than the voter-approval tax rate but not greater than the de minimis rate. However, the proposed tax rate exceeds the rate that allows voters to petition for an election under Section 26.075, Tax Code. If Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 adopts the proposed tax rate, the qualified voters of the Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 may petition the Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 to require an election to be held to determine whether to reduce the proposed tax rate. If a majority of the voters reject the proposed tax rate, the tax rate of the Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60 will be the voter-approval tax rate of the Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60.

Read Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase (PDF)

A tax rate of $0.05 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60.

• PROPOSED TAX RATE: $0.0500 per $100
• NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE: $0.0491 per $100
• VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE: $0.0509 per $100
• DE MINIMIS RATE: $0.0588 per $100

A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON August 23, 2021, at 7:30 p.m, at Sheldon Community Fire & Rescue Station No. 1, located at 8407 C.E. King Parkway, Houston, Texas 77044.

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This Notice concerns the 2021 property tax rates for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 60. This notice provides information about two (2) tax rates used in adopting the current tax year’s tax rate. The no-new-revenue tax rate would impose the same amount of taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. In most cases, the voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate a taxing unit can adopt without holding an election. In each case, these rates are calculated by dividing the total amount of taxes by the current taxable value with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value.

Read Notice (PDF)