Arlington Mayor Jim Ross owed $174,945.93 in back federal taxes per 2025 records, and the IRS garnished his mayoral stipend; he later said he had paid it off

The Dallas Express and Texas Scorecard reported in 2025 that records show Arlington Mayor Jim Ross owed $174,945.93 in back federal taxes and that the IRS had begun withholding or garnishing his pay; KERA later reported the garnishment was of the $250-a-month stipend he receives as mayor. Texas Scorecard reported the mayor's office declined to comment.