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Nueces County adopts 2024–25 budget and raises tax rates after lengthy hearing
Summary
After public testimony and last‑minute reallocations, the Nueces County Commissioners Court adopted a budget for fiscal 2024–25 and set county and hospital‑district tax rates; commissioners adopted the county budget as amended and approved the Hospital District rate as presented.
Nueces County’s Commissioners Court adopted its 2024–25 budget on Sept. 25, approving a package of amendments and transfers aimed at closing a multimillion‑dollar shortfall.
The court also set the 2024 tax rates that fund county operations and debt service and approved a separate rate for the Nueces County Hospital District. County officials said the budget relies heavily on property tax revenue — roughly 85% of county general revenue — and that the package includes both transfers from special‑revenue accounts and reductions in departmental transfers to limit use of reserves.
County finance staff told…
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