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Starr County reviews finances; tax collections lag while general fund shows small surplus

Starr County Commissioners Court · October 28, 2024
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Summary

County finance staff reported mixed year-to-date results and a shortfall in property tax collections; commissioners directed attorneys to follow up and heard that some enterprise funds were operating with losses.

Starr County commissioners heard financial reports covering September and year-to-date results and were told the county’s property-tax collections are lagging.

The county’s tax assessor reported projected collections of $532,503 and said current collections reflected a shortfall that began with delinquencies registering in July 2023. “We have collected 83 of the projected collections,” the…

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