Guadalupe County court approves budget items, tax changes and construction GMP; several votes unanimous

Guadalupe County commissioners on Aug. 12 approved a series of budget and capital actions, including a 4% increase in employee medical and dental premiums, formal rescission of a previously invoked tax-abatement extension for CSP of Texas LLC (Teijin Automotive Technologies), and a $15,269,285 guaranteed maximum price for construction of two emergency response facilities.

The court also set a proposed 2025 tax rate of $0.3304 per $100 of assessed value, authorized publication of notice for proposed increases in elected officials’ salaries and approved the purchase of a 7.106-acre tract at 1080 FM 78 in Schertz for $995,000 following a closed-session deliberation.

Why it matters: The package moves several budget and capital priorities into an approval pipeline and signals the court’s approach to balancing growing service needs — notably jail, road and volunteer fire department pressures discussed in public and court debate — with the county’s current fund balance and tax policy. The proposed tax rate is a “not to exceed” number; the court will set the final rate when it adopts the budget.

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