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Dimmit County judge proposes lower tax rate; commissioners debate revenue risks and taxpayer impact
Summary
County officials debated a proposed 2024 property tax rate after auditor presented tax‑rate worksheets; the judge recommended 0.28 to avoid a public hearing, drawing objections from a commissioner who warned of declining revenues. Court set the proposed rate for adoption and approved a motion with one recorded opposition.
The Dimmit County Commissioners Court on Aug. 5 considered competing priorities over the county budget and property tax rate after county officials presented this year’s tax‑rate worksheet.
County auditor Carlos Pereira told the court the “no new revenue” rate is 0.3312 and the voter‑approval rate is 0.33621, while the county’s adopted 2023 rate stood at 0.2815. “The recommendation of the county judge was to put the tax rate at 0.28,” the judge said,…
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