Grayson County fiscal court keeps tax rates, approves emergency command trailer and routine payments

The Grayson County Fiscal Court on Aug. 12 approved routine fiscal items and several payments, including $26,384.40 to Dusty Hammers Cabinetry for a mobile emergency command center that officials said was paid through grants from the Grayson County Health Department and the Grayson County Hospital Association.

The votes, taken during the court’s regular meeting, also kept the county’s 2025 tax rates the same as last year and accepted financial reports and audits presented to the court. Magistrates approved payment of late jail bills, accepted the sheriff’s 2023 audit, and authorized a statewide mutual-aid agreement for emergency management assistance.

The tax actions maintained the rates discussed by the court: the county’s 2025 tax rate “6.6 and tangible 7.9” and a motor vehicle/watercraft rate of 7.9, figures the court said were unchanged from the prior year. The Grayson County Hospital taxing district was accepted with real property at 3.8 and tangible property at 5.0; the court noted the real property rate had fallen from 4.0 to 3.8.

The court approved the repeal of appointments to the Edmondson County Water Board after county officials described the Grayson County Water District’s purchase of water service previously…