Freestone County keeps tax rate unchanged while officials finalize updated budget
Aug 6, 2026
Aug 6, 2026
County officials presented an updated budget and confirmed the county will not raise the tax rate in the current draft, while line-item pressures — including jail costs and employee benefits — remain to be resolved.
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Freestone County officials reviewed an updated draft budget and said the tax rate in the current proposal will remain unchanged. Chair (S1) said the budget pages have already been published in the newspaper and that, at this point in time, the county was not raising taxes.
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