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Denton County adopts $4.45 billion budget and sets 2025 tax rate at $0.185938

5742749 · September 9, 2025
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The Denton County Commissioners Court adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget totaling $4,452,153,186 and approved a property tax rate of $0.185938, citing a recent district court order that affects staffing in the county auditor's office.

Denton County Commissioners Court adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget totaling $4,452,153,186 and approved a 2025 property tax rate of $0.185938, the court said. The motions passed unanimously.

The court said the adopted tax rate represents a 3.891649% increase in the tax rate and that the rate will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year. The adopted rate allocates $0.142947 per $100 of taxable value for maintenance and operations and $0.042991 for debt service, for a total of $0.185938 per $100 of taxable value. Court members said the adopted tax rate would effectively be raised by 5.067143% overall and that…

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