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County appraisers report small taxable-value drop as exemptions and turbine issues reshape 2025-26 outlook
Summary
Mills County appraisal representatives told commissioners that total market value rose but taxable value fell slightly for 2025, driven largely by new and expanded exemptions and production declines at older wind turbines; the change reduces expected tax revenue by roughly $66,000 as officials review budget implications.
Mills County appraisal representatives told the Commissioners Court that while the county’s total market value rose to about $3.7 billion for 2025, taxable value edged down from about $912 million to $909 million, a shift that county staff said reduces expected tax revenue by roughly $66,000. The county received the update during a discussion about 2025–26 budget planning.
The appraisal presentation, delivered by representatives from Milstead, outlined multiple causes for the difference between market and taxable values. Gloria Friedrich, a Milstead representative, and Michael Hall, another Milstead representative, said changes adopted at…
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