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Cameron County adopts 2025–26 budget, sets tax rate and approves multi-year pay increases
Summary
The Cameron County Commissioners Court adopted the county—s 2025–26 budgets, set the tax rate at 0.424393 per $100 of valuation and approved multi-year compensation increases including a 5% across-the-board raise and targeted increases for law enforcement and detention staff.
The Cameron County Commissioners Court adopted the county—s 2025–26 operating budgets and set the county tax rate at 0.424393 per $100 of valuation at a public meeting. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the budgets and record the tax-rate vote.
The adoption follows a public hearing on the proposed budgets and a presentation by county finance staff that laid out fund-by-fund changes, planned use of fund balance and personnel investments. Javier, a county staff presenter, told the court the overall general fund budget shows an increase and that the package "does reflect a quarter of a cent tax rate reduction." He also said tax revenues make up about 72% of total general fund revenues.
County administration highlighted compensation changes as a core part of the budget. Anthony, an administration presenter, summarized the pay actions and called…
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