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Commissioners adopt 2026 budget and set property‑tax rate; several routine agreements approved
Summary
Court held a public hearing, then adopted the 2026 budget and set a property‑tax rate of 0.6268. The court also approved routine items including a West Texas Centers office agreement, LexisNexis subscription, armory use for a fundraiser and budget line‑item transfers.
After a public hearing on the proposed budget and tax rate, the court voted to adopt the 2026 budget as presented and set the county property‑tax rate at 0.6268 (the no‑new‑revenue rate cited as 0.6017). The presiding official said the budget would raise an additional $936,078 in property‑tax revenue (roughly a 4.829% increase in recurring property‑tax revenue compared with last year, as presented).
The court also approved several routine agreements and administrative items by voice vote during the session:
- Children's Advocacy Center: approved use of the Armory on Sept. 13 for a fundraiser, waived facility fees. - West Texas Centers: approved the annual office‑space agreement ($3,000) for the counseling/behavioral health provider. - LexisNexis: authorized transition to a LexisNexis digital law‑library subscription covering six county offices (initial pricing described as materially lower than prior supplements). - EMS: authorized the EMS director to post billing‑rate updates to the Texas Department of Insurance website (see separate article). - Sheriff/Constable fees: no change to routine fee schedule for 2026. - Budget amendments and line‑item transfers: several small transfers were approved (office supplies, equipment, road materials, golf‑course maintenance and a JP tech‑fund item of ~$496.56 moved from Fund 42).
The court recorded motions and approvals by voice vote; specific vote tallies and named movers/seconders were not detailed for every action in the transcript. The court closed the meeting after approving motions and signing required documents.
