Hippos United

Hippos United Donations

Admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:44:36 +0000

Hippos United now has an online donations page! If you’d like to get involved but can’t make a meeting, please consider donating.

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Hutto ISD TRE Update

kandrews — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:40:12 +0000

Last night at the Hutto Independent School Board (HISD) Meeting the Board unanimously passed a motion to increase Hutto’s effective school district tax rate by 7.9%, to $1.67 per $100 in property valuation. This tax rate is comprised of two parts; an I&S (interest and sinking) rate of $_.50, which covers debt payments on construction projects from the past years, and an M&O rate of $1.17, which covers maintenance and operations costs. Texas State law places a tax ceiling on school districts for M&O rates of $1.04. Any increase above this amount triggers a TRE, or Tax Ratification Election.

This election will be held on September 1st. Early voting opens August 15th.

Read the entire article here.

Hutto ISD Board vote

Admin — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:39:24 +0000

On July 12, 2012, the Hutto ISD Board is expected to call for a tax ratification election, asking the voters to pass a $0.13 increase for every $100 valuation. The voting will take place in early September. Hippos United supports this request and seeks to educate voters on their choices.