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Atascosa County adopts 2026 budget, keeps overall tax rate unchanged; commissioners ratify tax increase tied to new property value
Summary
Atascosa County Commissioners Court on Sept. 22 adopted the county's 2026 budget, set the 2025 tax rates (general, farm-to-market/lateral, debt and total) and ratified a property-tax increase attributable to new property value while keeping the tax rate the same.
Atascosa County Commissioners Court on Sept. 22, 2025, adopted the county's fiscal year 2026 budget, approved the 2025 property-tax rates and ratified a property-tax increase tied to new property values while maintaining the county's overall tax rate.
The court opened public hearings required by state law and read a taxpayer-impact statement required under recent changes to the Texas Government Code. The county identified a median (medium) valued homestead of $228,700; the court said estimated property taxes for that homestead under the proposed budget would be about $1,105, roughly a $1 difference from the no-new-revenue comparison cited in the statement.
The courtroom then voted on the budget and associated tax items. Commissioner Mark Gillespie moved to adopt the Atascosa County 2026 budget "as presented." The motion was…
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