Hallsville Independent School District

Hallsville Independent School District has adopted a property tax rate of $0.7772 per $100 of property valuation for the 2025–2026 fiscal year.

• Maintenance & Operations (M&O): $0.6822

• Debt Service (I&S): $0.0950

This adopted tax rate exceeds the no-new-revenue tax rate. In accordance with Section 26.05(b) of the Texas Property Tax Code, adoption of this rate requires language referring to a “tax increase.”

For more information about Truth-in-Taxation and Texas property tax transparency, visit the Texas Comptroller’s website.

📄 View the 2025 Public Notice of Budget and Proposed Tax Rates

School Funding

The Hallsville ISD fiscal year begins on September 1 each year. The Board of Trustees adopts a budget for the general operating, food service, bond, and debt service funds each August at a public hearing to adopt the budget and tax rate. Texas school districts are funded by three major sources: Federal, State, and Local.
Two factors drive school finance in Texas: enrollment, and local property values. A school district tax rate has two distinct components which, added together, make up the annual school tax rate.

• Maintenance and Operations (M&O) funds are used to fund the day-to-day operations of a school district, including teacher and staff salaries; utilities; student services and curriculum; professional development; and facility maintenance and management.
• Interest and Sinking (I&S), or Debt Service, funds are generated from the sale of voter-approved bonds. These funds are restricted for use only for projects such as the construction of new facilities; additions and renovations to existing facilities; safety and security projects; and purchase of capital expense items such as buses and large technology expenses.

School property taxes are set by an annual M&O plus I&S tax rate approved by the district’s Board of Trustees. Actual property values are determined annually by local appraisal districts. School districts have no control over and do not set local property values.

W2 Information

W2's may be picked up at the Administration building located at 311 Willow Street (with a photo ID). The Payroll department will mail all W2s that have not been picked up on the afternoon (by 3PM) of January 31, 2026. If your address has changed, please contact payroll@hisd.com ASAP.

Pay Dates

Paychecks will not be released to any person other than the district employee named on the check without the employee's written authorization.

• All professional and salaried regular employees are paid monthly on or about the 20th of the month.
• If the 20th falls on a holiday or weekend, the pay date will be the prior work day.
• During summer breaks, paychecks will be mailed or will be available for pickup after 12:00 PM on the 20th of the month.
• Substitutes are paid on a bi-weekly schedule- every 2 weeks- on Friday during the regular school year.
• Hourly employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule - every 2 weeks - on Friday during the regular school year, and on Thursday during summer break.

Time Records

Weekly time records will be maintained on all nonexempt personnel. Electronically submitted timesheets must be verified by the supervisor and submitted to Payroll on the designated dates. Records will indicate all hours worked each week, including compensatory time earned and used. All overtime shall be pre-approved by the immediate campus or department supervisor. Any employee who repeatedly works in excess of his/her assigned work schedule, without authorization, will be subject to disciplinary action, including possible termination.

Time Off

All professional employees shall enter time-off requests into Skyward Employee Access.  Principals and directors should approve time-off requests daily in order to maintain accurate information in Skyward. Secretaries who handle time-off in AESOP must reconcile absences to ensure substitutes have been entered and leave has been correctly applied. Hourly employees should enter all absence requests in Skyward. Those should be approved by the supervisor before the absence is taken.

Direct Deposit

All employees are eligible for automatic payroll deposit. Any changes to direct deposit information must be received in the Payroll office 10 days prior to the scheduled pay date. The Direct Deposit Authorization Form is listed on the Intranet (not public).

Payroll Information

All changes, OTHER EARNINGS, etc. must be received in the PR office by the 8th day of the month. Employees may access most payroll information, including pay history, direct deposit stubs, W-2's, and time-off detail, in Skyward Employee Access, by visiting Finance.