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Resident raises alarm about proposed 36% county budget increase and bond rollover
Summary
During open forum, resident Fern McClarty told the court the proposed 2026 Hidalgo County budget represents a 36% increase over 2025 and warned that continued bond rollovers and higher spending would increase the property tax burden on residents.
Fern McClarty used the meeting’s public comment period to criticize the proposed 2026 Hidalgo County budget and draw attention to several statewide ballot issues she said would affect taxpayers.
McClarty said the county’s proposed 2026 budget of $429,700,000 is 36% higher than the approved 2025 budget of $316,000,000 and argued the court should consider tax reductions rather than roll bonds. She said the…
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