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Waller County commissioners agree to a workshop to examine tax reinvestment zones after mixed public feedback
Summary
Commissioners debated whether county-level tax reinvestment zones (TIRZ) would help pay for roads and drainage in growth areas or unfairly lock tax revenue into specific precincts; the court voted to invite an outside law firm to present a workshop and did not take further action.
Waller County commissioners debated whether to pursue a county-level tax reinvestment zone — a tool that captures incremental property value in a defined area to fund local infrastructure — and agreed to host a workshop by outside counsel to explain legal structure and local examples.
"I'm no expert, so why not allow people that do this for a living to be able to come in and tell us," Commissioner Jones said,…
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