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Ellis County adopts FY2026 budget calendar; officials flag pending state legislation that could cut mid-point revenue
Summary
The Commissioners Court approved the fiscal year 2026 budget calendar and heard staff warn that pending state legislation could prevent collection of the voter-approval midpoint rate and reduce local revenue by roughly $3.1 million compared with last year.
Ellis County Commissioners Court approved the fiscal year 2026 budget calendar April 1, setting a schedule of department deadlines, budget workshops and public hearings while staff warned that pending state legislation could alter the county's revenue-collection options.
Ryan Garrett, the county's chief of staff, presented the proposed calendar. Key dates include distribution of budget packets to departments on April 15, department responses due May 20, budget workshops beginning in May and an…
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