ESD #7 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.
101 S. Old Walnut, Ennis, TX, United States, Texas
email: elliscountytxesd7@gmail.com
Update 08/27/2026
“ELLIS COUNTY ESD NO. 7 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 75.96 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $74.49.”