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Tarrant County lowers property tax rate to 0.1862 after heated debate
Summary
Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted 3-1 to reduce the county property tax rate for 2025 to $0.1862 per $100 of assessed value amid disagreements over staffing, services and impacts to John Peter Smith Health Network.
Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare and a majority of the county commissioners voted Monday to lower the county property tax rate for tax year 2025 to $0.1862 per $100 of assessed value, a reduction the court described as a 0.69% decrease that the court said will raise more revenue than last year.
The resolution passed on a 3-1 vote. Commissioner Roderick Miles Jr. (Precinct 1) said he would vote no, citing concern the tax cut would threaten county staff, services and the future of the John Peter Smith Health Network (JPS). "Our staff are not…
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