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Lavaca County judge proposes voter-approval tax rate of 0.5497; public hearing set for Aug. 25
Summary
County Judge Keith Mudd proposed moving the county’s tax rate to the voter-approval level of 0.5497 to fund sheriff, courts, road paving and public-safety priorities; commissioners voted unanimously to propose the rate and set a public hearing for Aug. 25.
County Judge Keith Mudd proposed on Aug. 11 that Lavaca County adopt a total tax rate of 0.5497 — the voter‑approval rate calculated by the appraisal district — and asked the Commissioner's Court to publish that proposed rate and hold a public hearing Aug. 25 at 10 a.m.
Mudd told the court the proposed rate would generate approximately $1,664,971 more in tax revenue than the prior year, driven in part by new construction and growth. He framed the increase as necessary to fund recent changes, including staffing additions in the Sheriff's Office, expanded jail and dispatch positions, countywide road…
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