Fort Bend ISD's Board of Trustees is set to vote Monday, Sept. 14, on a proposed tax rate of 99 cents per $100 of property valuation.

The change would affect property owners across the district, including homeowners near Ridge Point, Elkins and Thurgood Marshall high schools in Missouri City. The board meeting begins at 6:30 p.m., according to ABC13, which first reported the agenda item.

The district's current total tax rate, adopted for the 2025 tax year, stands at $1.0569 per $100 of valuation. That breaks down to 78.69 cents for maintenance and operations (M&O) and 27 cents for debt service (I&S), according to the district's finance page.

Whether the proposed 99-cent figure represents the total combined rate or only the M&O portion was not specified in the agenda language reported by ABC13. If it is the new total rate, property owners would see a reduction of about 6.7 cents per $100 of assessed value.

The seven-member board, led by President Kristin Tassin, unanimously approved the 2026-27 general fund, school meal fund and debt service fund budgets at its June 15 meeting. The district held a public hearing on the proposed budget and tax rate the same evening at its administration building in Sugar Land.

The district, led by Superintendent Dr. Marc Smith, covers three Missouri City high schools: Ridge Point, Elkins and Thurgood Marshall. Fort Bend ISD announced Tuesday, Sept. 8, that it earned an "A" in the state's School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST), the highest possible financial accountability mark.

No board member or district spokesperson has publicly commented on the rationale for the proposed rate. The vote is expected during the 6:30 p.m. meeting, and the outcome will set the district's tax rate for the coming year.