Texas Statutes
§ 48.255 — STATE COMPRESSION PERCENTAGE.
Texas § 48.255
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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 48.255 (2026).
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Sec. 48.255. STATE COMPRESSION PERCENTAGE.
(a)In this title, "state compression percentage" means the percentage of the rate of $1.00 per $100 valuation of taxable property that is used to determine a school district's maximum compressed tax rate under Section 48.2551 .
(b)The state compression percentage is the lower of:
(1)93 percent, or a lower percentage set by appropriation for a school year;
(2)the percentage determined by the following formula:
SCP = PYCP X 1.025/(1 + ECPV); or
(3)the percentage determined under this section for the preceding school year.
(c)For purposes of Subsection (b)(2):
(1)"SCP" is the state compression percentage;
(2)"PYCP" is the state compression percentage for the preceding school year; and
(3)"ECPV" is the estimated percentage change in total tax
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