Vote Yes FOR ESD2 Prop A For Local Control
ESD2 Prop A is about local city control over emergency services.
2024
Envision A Better EMS
Did you know the city of Pflugerville does not control its own fire and emergency services?
Vote Yes For EMS!
Travis County ESD2 Approves Election for Sales Tax Reduction
Travis County ESD2 Approves Prop A for November 5th 2024 Ballot Measure
Proposition 1 : Abolishing the 0.5% local sales and use tax imposed by Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Pflugerville Fire Department) in the city of Pflugerville and decreasing the sales and use tax from 1% to .5% in all other areas of the district.
UPDATE : Travis County amended the ballot language after Travis County ESD2 illegally tried to change it to Proposition 1. State Law permits that all county propositions must be letters, and numeric propositions are reserved for State measures. The new ballot language will be:
Proposition A : Abolishing the 0.5% local sales and use tax imposed by Travis County Emergency Services District #2 in the city of Pflugerville and decreasing the sales and use tax from 1% to .5% in all other areas of the district.
Texas Supreme Court Orders Election on Tax Reduction for Travis County ESD#2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Pflugerville, TX – May 24, 2024 – In a significant victory for taxpayers, the Texas Supreme Court has ordered the board of Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (ESD#2) to proceed with a tax-reduction election following a petition by concerned residents. Pflugerville Residents for Responsible Taxation submitted a petition calling for a tax-reduction election asserting that the current ESD#2 sales tax rate is inefficiently managed and that the City of Pflugerville could provide superior services. Despite the submission, the unelected ESD#2 Board initially refused to verify the signatures or call the election citing “legally insufficient” wording of the petition proposition.
Today, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the ESD#2 Board must determine the sufficiency of the petition signatures and proceed to call the election. The Court clarified that while the Board can decide on the appropriate ballot language, it cannot refuse to call the election. According to Bill Aleshire, attorney for the plaintiffs, “This ruling reinforces the taxpayers’ right to petition their government and sets a strong precedent for future cases.”
Pflugerville Residents for Responsible Taxation (PfRRT) is a local non-partisan group of concerned citizens. Our goal is to research and share facts regarding new taxes and proposed increases that impact our city and its residents.