$5,202,637,237 + $452,598,219 = $5,655,235,456
This year’s budget, plus the proposed increase, equals next year’s — an 8.7% jump. The Council votes on September 16.
Where Dallas’s $5.2 billion goes
The FY 2025-26 adopted budget — the one the city is operating under through September 30 — explained in five steps. Every number transcribed from the city’s own published documents and cited by page.
This year vs. next
The proposed FY 2026-27 budget against the adopted budget it would replace. In progress while the Council amends the proposal.
Proposition A: the $443 million bond
The public safety bond Dallas votes on November 3 — five projects bundled into one yes-or-no question, repaid with interest from the property tax rate.