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Hutchinson County adopts FY2026 budget; sets tax rate at 0.5 and hears judges' plea over supplement
Summary
Commissioners adopted the fiscal 2025–26 budget with agreed changes and set the county tax rate at 0.5. During budget deliberations, a district judge urged the court to reconsider excluding judges and the district attorney from a $125 monthly supplement, citing increased job duties and longer-term compensation concerns.
HUTCHINSON COUNTY, Texas — The Hutchinson County Commissioners Court adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget at its Sept. 9 meeting and set the county’s tax rate at 0.5 following a recorded unanimous vote.
The court heard a detailed statement from a district judge explaining why judges and the district attorney should receive the same $125 monthly supplement other county officials are receiving. The judge said the recent state base-pay increase does not fully offset years of low judicial salary adjustments and reminded the court that judges perform a…
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