DALLAS, Texas — Dallas County voters will settle a $102.9 million question on Tuesday, and some of the biggest names in Dallas business have put serious money behind a yes vote on the county property tax increase to fight homelessness.
The political committee pushing Proposition A has raised $360,000, a newly filed finance report shows. Between Sept. 18 and Oct. 24 it spent $277,000, most of it on ads, polling and consultants.
Headington Cos. and a company tied to Woods Capital gave $50,000 apiece, the largest checks. Donors at the $25,000 level included the Dallas Regional Chamber, Oncor, Hunt Realty Investments and Hillwood Development Corp.
The measure itself traces back to Aug. 11, when the Dallas County Commissioners Court approved an order calling the Nov. 3 election. A yes vote would let the county add 2.4 cents for every $100 of value on top of its voter-approval rate, bringing the rate to $0.248650. The added money would go to programs aimed at cutting homelessness, clearing encampments, widening access to mental health care and keeping people in stable housing.
For a home with $300,000 in taxable value, the bill would climb by about $72 a year, and the increase would not expire. County officials expect the programs, proposed by Housing Forward and the All Neighbors Coalition, to begin on Jan. 1, 2027.
Housing Forward has laid out a plan for the money: $68 million for short-term rent help and job support, $20 million for intake and diversion hubs spread over six zones, $8 million for longer-term supportive housing and $4 million for immediate aid.
Not everyone on the court was on board. Commissioners Elba Garcia and John Wiley Price voted against sending the question to voters, raising doubts about whether renters would end up paying through higher rents and whether the results could be measured.
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