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Longview council adopts FY 2025-26 budget and ratifies $3.162 million property tax revenue increase
Summary
At a special Longview City Council meeting on Aug. 21, 2025, the council adopted the fiscal year 2025-26 operating budget, approved a resolution establishing fees and charges, and ratified a $3,162,000 increase in property tax revenue that officials said results from higher appraised values rather than a tax-rate increase.
At a special meeting on Aug. 21, 2025, the Longview City Council adopted its fiscal year 2025-26 operating budget and approved related budget measures, including a required ratification of increased property tax revenue.
The council opened and closed the required public hearings on the fees-and-charges resolution and the proposed budget with no public speakers and then approved the items. Ms. Angela Cohen, speaking during the hearing on the budget, said, “The local government code requires a public hearing on the…
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