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Aransas County adopts 2026 budget, rescinds $70,000 CVB hotel-motel allocation and sells $6 million tax notes to Huntington Bank
Summary
The Aransas County Commissioners Court adopted a $2026 budget, approved a tax levy as posted in Resolution R-34-2025, rescinded a $70,000 hotel-motel allocation to Rockport’s Convention & Visitors Bureau and awarded $6 million in tax notes to Huntington Bank at a 3.69% interest rate.
Aransas County Commissioners on Thursday approved the county’s 2026 budget, ratified the 2025 tax roll and levy, removed a $70,000 hotel-motel allocation to the City of Rockport’s Convention and Visitors Bureau and awarded $6 million in tax notes to Huntington Bank at 3.69%.
The court voted to adopt the budget after first passing an amendment to rescind the $70,000 hotel-motel allocation to the Rockport CVB by a 4–1 vote; Judge Garza voted no. The amended budget then passed unanimously. Commissioners also adopted the 2025 tax roll and levy and Resolution R‑34‑2025 setting the county’s tax rate as posted in that resolution.
Why it matters: The budget and the tax levy together determine the county’s operating priorities and the amount of county property tax bills. County staff…
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