Two public hearings are approaching to receive comments on a proposed tax increase in Texarkana, Texas.

The city is planning a 6-cent increase in property taxes, taking the levy from .5265 per $100 valuation to .5831.

On a home valued at $50,000, property taxes under the new rate will be $291.55 annually. The taxes on a home valued at $100,000 would be $583.10.

At last year’s rate those expenses would have been $263.25 and $526.50, respectively.

Hearings will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday and Monday at City Hall, 220 Texas Blvd.