County auditor estimates $76M spendable fund balance; $20M committed for deferred maintenance

Aug 13, 2026

County Auditor Marcy Turner said Brazos County estimates about $76 million in spendable general-fund balance after commitments, including a $20 million deferred-maintenance reservation; she outlined the committed emergency fund and how assigned balances are used to balance the FY27 budget.

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Marcy Turner, the county auditor, walked the court through the audited fund-balance calculation and said that after prior commitments and assigned items the county has an estimated $76,000,000 in spendable general-fund balance at the start of the fiscal year. She noted the court previously committed $40,000,000 to a committed emergency fund and added roughly $2.2 million earlier in the year to that committed balance.

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