City of Forest Hill Proposition 1 — Reauthorize 1/4-cent street maintenance sales tax (Tarrant County)

What it does

Whether or not to reauthorize the local sales and use tax in the City of Forest Hill at the rate of one-fourth of one percent sales and use tax to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. The tax expires on the fourth anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized.

A YES vote means

Forest Hill's local sales and use tax of one-fourth of one percent would be reauthorized to keep paying for maintenance and repair of city streets; it would expire four years after this election unless reauthorized again.

A NO vote means

Forest Hill's one-fourth of one percent sales and use tax for street maintenance and repair would not be reauthorized.

What it would cost

1% sales tax: $1 on a $100 taxable purchase. It would continue a tax already in place rather than add a new one.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The Forest Hill City Council ordered this election in Ordinance No. 2026-15 on August 4, 2026, to reauthorize the city's street maintenance sales and use tax under Chapter 327 of the Texas Tax Code.

The ordinance says the tax was previously approved by voters at one-fourth of one percent and that the city wants to reauthorize it to continue supporting street maintenance and repair; under the ballot language the tax expires on the fourth anniversary of this election unless reauthorized again.

The city's November ballot also includes several charter amendment propositions and a special election for City Council Place 2.

Put on the ballot by Forest Hill City Council, August 4, 2026 (Ordinance No. 2026-15; vote not shown).

From official source.

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Also on Tarrant County ballots

• City of North Richland Hills Proposition A — $26,300,000 Fire Station No. 2 and No. 3 bonds
• City of North Richland Hills Proposition B — $84,260,000 streets, roads and sidewalks bonds
• City of North Richland Hills Proposition C — $24,700,000 city services complex bonds
• City of North Richland Hills Proposition D — $10,710,000 City Library bonds
• City of Forest Hill Proposition 2 — Charter amendment: recalled council member ineligible for three years
• City of Forest Hill Proposition 3 — Charter amendment: require ordinance on investigations and discipline of council
• City of Forest Hill Proposition 4 — Charter amendment: City Manager severance 60 to 90 days
• City of Forest Hill Proposition 5 — Charter amendment: quarterly financial updates

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Forest Hill Proposition 1 mean?

Forest Hill's local sales and use tax of one-fourth of one percent would be reauthorized to keep paying for maintenance and repair of city streets; it would expire four years after this election unless reauthorized again.

What does a NO vote on City of Forest Hill Proposition 1 mean?

Forest Hill's one-fourth of one percent sales and use tax for street maintenance and repair would not be reauthorized.

How many votes does City of Forest Hill Proposition 1 need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of Forest Hill Proposition 1?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.