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Washington County Adopts 2026 Budget; Property Tax Revenue to Rise $2.20 Million While Tax Rate Is Held Steady
Summary
The Washington County Commissioners Court adopted the county’s 2026 budget, which will increase property tax revenues by $2,201,805 (7.58%) compared with the prior year; commissioners recorded votes and separately ratified and levied the county’s property tax rate, which the court said was not increased.
At a Sept. 9 meeting, the Washington County Commissioners Court adopted the county’s 2026 budget and took related votes to ratify the property-tax revenue reflected in the budget and to adopt a tax rate the court said does not represent an increase in the underlying rate.
County officials recorded that the adopted 2026 budget will raise $2,201,805 more in property-tax revenue than the previous budget — a 7.58% increase — and that $568,933 of the total increase is attributable to new property added to the tax rolls. The County Judge opened a public hearing on the proposed budget and announced those figures to the court before the hearing. No members of the public spoke during the hearing.
After closing the public hearing, the court took a record vote to adopt the 2026 budget. The court then separately voted to ratify the property-tax increase reflected in the…
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