Proposition A — Sales Tax Reauthorization for Street Maintenance
Richland Hills
Summary
The three-eighths-cent sales tax that fixes your streets expires in April 2027 unless voters reapprove it on May 2. It can only be spent on street and sidewalk repair — and it's paid largely by shoppers from outside the city.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed May 12, 2026.
Impact analysis
The tax funds street repairs with sales tax revenue rather than property taxes; losing it would shift costs or leave roads to deteriorate.
Every driver in Richland Hills benefits from repaired streets, and residents shoulder less of the cost since much is paid by outside shoppers.
If rejected, street repairs would compete with all other general fund demands and sales tax would drop only marginally for shoppers.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council - May 12, 2026
Voters were asked in the May 2 special election whether to keep the three-eighths-of-one-cent sales tax that funds street maintenance and repair. The council was scheduled to certify the outcome.
City Council - Apr 13, 2026
Voters will decide May 2 whether to reauthorize the three-eighths-cent street sales tax, which brings in about $1.5 million a year for street and sidewalk repairs. A no vote means the city loses that money for at least a year before it can go back on a ballot.
City Council - Feb 9, 2026
The three-eighths-cent sales tax that fixes your streets expires in April 2027 unless voters reapprove it on May 2. It can only be spent on street and sidewalk repair — and it's paid largely by shoppers from outside the city.
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