ESD #4 serves the Cities of Oak Leaf & Pecan Hill
Unincorporated Properties within the Red Oak Independent School District
And Five Unincorporated Properties within the Rockett Area
ESD #4 is a political subdivision established pursuant to Chapter 775 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. An ESD generally supports or provides local emergency services, which can include emergency medical services and fire protection services. An ESD has the ability to impose both a sales and use tax and a property tax to support or provide emergency services within the district. See TEX. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE §§ 775.074, 775.0751. An ESD’s sales and use tax rate can range from anywhere between one-eighth of one percent to two percent. Id. § 775.0751(a). An ESD’s property tax, meanwhile, may not exceed ten cents per $100 of valuation. See TEX. CONST. art. III, §. 48-e.
President Shaun Malone
Vice President Alan Hanes
Secretary Justin Lentz
Treasurer Korey Cox
Assistant Treasurer Byron Hopkins
Regular Monthly Meetings are held the 4th Monday of the Month
Alternating location between Red Oak Fire Station 1 and Ovilla Fire Station 1
Meeting agendas are posted here: AGENDAS/MINUTES and at
Red Oak Fire Rescue - 547 N. Methodist St., Red Oak, TX 75154
Ovilla City Hall - 105 S. Cockrell Hill Rd., Ovilla, TX 75154
72 Hours Prior to Meetings
Additional ESD Information
ESD FAQ from Safe-D: https://www.safe-d.org/faqs/
State of Texas Legal Code Governing ESDs: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.775.htm
2025 Tax Rate Information
August 18, 2025
ELLIS COUNTY ESD NO. 4 ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 8.05 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $7.45