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County judge schedules budget workshops ahead of Aug. 15 proposed-budget deadline
Summary
The county judge outlined one-on-one budget meetings already underway, scheduled a larger workshop for July 29 (with an option to extend to July 30) to review preliminary proposals, and confirmed the statutory requirement to submit a proposed budget by Aug. 15.
The county judge reported progress on the 2026 budget process, saying she had received most elected-official budget requests and had begun one-on-one meetings with departments and the auditor to assemble a proposed budget.
The judge proposed a public workshop for commissioners and elected officials on July 29 to review the preliminary budget (with an option to extend into July 30). She said staff were working to deliver a proposed budget to the commissioners by Aug. 15, the statutory deadline for filing a proposed budget under the Texas Government Code. The judge and auditor said the July workshop would be an informational session (no action expected) designed to collect input and attach notes from the one-on-one meetings for the proposed budget package.
Commissioners asked for the workshop to be recorded or held in an open setting for transparency; the judge replied that the workshop is an open meeting format but is commonly run as a workshop and that the court would have the opportunity to review and amend the proposed budget after it is filed. The judge and auditor said they would provide the proposed budget for review on or before the August 11 regular meeting if possible so commissioners have time to consider changes before formal adoption in September.
Ending: The court set a workshop schedule and confirmed timelines for the proposed and final budget stages; staff were asked to circulate meeting notices and materials for the July workshops.
