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Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate

The NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY M.U.D. #06 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2023 on October 9, 2023, at 3:00 P.M. at 7100 High Life Drive, Houston, TX 77066. Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate. or even decrease. depending on the tax rate that is adopted and on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property. The change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property determines the distribution of the tax burden among all property owners.

Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.

Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate (PDF)

NWHCMUD 6 Implements Stage 2 Of Its Drought Contingency Plan

North Harris County Regional Water Authority (NHCRWA), which provides water for Northwest Harris County (NWHC) MUD 6, is requiring the districts they serve to implement Stage 2 of their Drought Contingency Plan. This will go into effect on August 27, 2023, and continue until notice is provided that the implementation has been lifted or modified.

The Stage 2 goal is a 10% reduction in all water use, and is MANDATORY. Additional measures may be imposed, if a water shortage continues.

Please Conserve Daily Water Usage Under The Following Guidelines

  • Repair detectible water leaks within 72 hours of discovery.
  • Utilize water conservation measures such as displacement bags, low flow shower heads, and leak detection tablets.
  • Outdoor irrigation is limited to the hours between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., no more than two (2) days per week in conformity with the following schedule:
    • No watering on Mondays.
    • Sundays and Thursdays for single-family residential customers with even numbered street address.
    • Saturdays and Wednesdays for single-family residential customers with odd numbered street addresses.
    • Tuesdays and Fridays for all other customers

Failure to comply with these measures may result in written violations, termination of water service, and/or fines.

NHCRWA Implements Stage 2 of the Drought Contingency Plan

The City of Houston (COH), the primary source of water for the North Harris County Regional Water Authority (Authority), has entered stage two of their Drought Contingency Plan, effective on August 27, 2023. The COH’s drought response calls for mandatory water conservations efforts to reduce water use, that will reduce the daily volume of water delivered. The Houston Public Works Release can be found under https://cityofhouston.news/stagetwodrought.

As required by the Authority’s Drought Contingency Plan, the Authority must enter Stage 2 of our Drought Contingency Plan, when the COH enters into Stage 2 water shortage of their Drought Contingency Plan. The Authority’s Drought Contingency Plan requires that any customer receiving water from the Authority or well owner whose well is included under the Authority’s Harris-Galveston Subsidence District aggregate water well permit:

  • Repair detectible water leaks within 72 hours of discovery;
  • Utilize water conservation measures such as displacement bags, low-flow shower heads and leak detection tablets;
  • Limit outdoor irrigation to the hours 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day on no more than two (2) days per week, in conformity with the following schedule (no watering on Mondays):
    • Sundays and Thursdays for single-family residential customers with even-numbered street addresses
    • Saturdays and Wednesdays for single-family residential customers with odd-numbered street addresses; and
    • Tuesdays and Fridays for all other customers

Compliance with the above requirements is mandatory.