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Starr County proposes 0.7101 tax rate, schedules Sept. 24 public hearing
Summary
The commissioners court voted to propose a 0.7101 tax rate for 2025—slightly down from 0.7102 last year—and scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 24, 2025. Officials said the rate covers debt service for the courthouse and juvenile center.
The Starr County Commissioners Court on Monday voted to propose a property tax rate of 0.7101 for 2025 and scheduled a public hearing on the proposed rate for Sept. 24, 2025.
The presiding judge explained that the action before the court was to publish a proposed rate and set the hearing date, not to adopt a final tax rate at the meeting. "We're not passing the tax rate. You're just telling the public this is what we're proposing," the judge said. The judge characterized the change as a very slight decrease from last year's rate of 0.7102 and said the proposed rate will continue to service debt for the courthouse and the juvenile center.
The court approved the proposed 0.7101 rate on a voice vote and directed staff to publish notice of the tentative hearing. The hearing is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025; the judge said the county will publish notice in local media and encouraged public participation.
Next steps: the court will receive public input at the Sept. 24 hearing before taking any final vote to adopt a rate. The court emphasized this meeting’s action was procedural—setting the proposed rate and the hearing—rather than a final tax levy.
