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Taylor County adopts $119.14 million FY2026 budget, sets tax rate at $0.5578
Summary
The Taylor County Commissioners Court approved the fiscal year 2026 budget and adopted a combined tax rate of $0.5578 per $100 valuation after a roll-call vote, and ratified the maintenance-and-operations and interest-and-sinking components.
Taylor County Commissioners Court on Aug. 26 adopted the county’s fiscal year 2026 budget and set a tax rate of $0.5578 per $100 valuation following roll-call votes. County Judge and four commissioners voted 5-0 to approve a combined county budget of $119,141,930 and to adopt the tax rate that the court said is effectively a 5.68% increase.
The court approved the budget shown in the combined fund summary: general fund expenses of $88,515,400; road and bridge $6,649,856; debt service $5,610,398; and other funds totaling $18,168,546, producing the $119,141,930 total. “This represents a total county budget for fiscal year 2026 of 119142930 dollars,” Commissioner Burcham moved before requesting a roll-call vote.
County staff described small net changes between the proposed and final budgets, including a reported net decrease in the projected budget deficit of $11,009.75 driven largely by a change in the TCRS (retirement) contribution rate. Staff also said the proposed budget reflects about $4 million in new taxable value and that the county is maintaining roughly four months of operating reserves.
After adopting the budget, the court voted to ratify and then adopt the tax rate. Commissioner Burcham moved to increase the property tax rate; the court completed two roll-call votes to set the maintenance-and-operations rate at $0.5201 and the interest-and-sinking rate at $0.0377 per $100 valuation. Precinct commissioners Williams (Precinct 1), Kendrick (Precinct 2), Bertram (Precinct 3), Statler (Precinct 4) and the judge voted yes on each roll-call, and the motions passed 5-0.
Court staff said the larger budget and tax rate change were posted and advertised as required by law; staff also noted deadlines and publication requirements related to elected-official salary notices.
No public comments were received on the budget or tax-rate items during the hearing period the court opened and closed at the start of the meeting.
The court’s action authorizes county staff to implement the adopted budget and tax rate; the court did not make any further amendments or contingency conditions at the time of the vote.
