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Brewster County court calls election to create Emergency Services District No. 2
Summary
After a public hearing June 30, 2026, the Brewster County Commissioners Court voted to call an election to let voters decide whether to create Emergency Services District No. 2 and to authorize a property tax rate permitted under the Texas Constitution to fund EMS and fire services.
Brewster County Commissioners Court voted June 30 to call an election that will place the proposed Brewster County Emergency Services District No. 2 on the November 2026 ballot and to authorize imposition of a property tax "not to exceed the rate allowed by section 48(e) of article 3 of the Texas Constitution," the court read during the hearing.
The presiding official said the petition to create the district met statutory requirements, municipal resolutions were filed, and the court had conducted the required public hearing. The court entertained a motion to accept the order, the motion was seconded, and a voice vote carried the measure. The order as read includes the district name, boundaries listed in the petition, and a statement that notice was published and posted per law.
Supporters and opponents had an opportunity to speak during the hearing. The court’s action was limited to ordering the election; the voters will determine whether the district is created. The court did not provide a numerical roll-call vote in the transcript; the motion was adopted by voice vote. The order directs that the creation question and the tax authorization be placed before voters in November 2026.
