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Court directs budget office to compute special tax rate for 2025 disaster recovery; estimate ~$42.25M available
Summary
By unanimous vote the court directed the budget officer to calculate the FY2026 (tax year 2025) rate using the special taxing‑unit method for disaster, producing a tax rate of 37.5845¢ per $100 with an estimated $42.25M available for flood recovery one‑time spending.
On July 29 Commissioners Court voted unanimously to adopt an order directing the county budget officer to calculate the FY2026 property‑tax rate in the manner of a special taxing unit because of the county’s declared disaster from July storms and flooding. Planning & Budget Office director Travis Galvin presented the calculation and said applying the special taxing approach yields a proposed tax rate for tax year 2025 of 37.5845¢ per $100 of…
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