A new budget has been adopted. The property tax rate is now slightly over 32.4 cents per $100 valuation. This rate is a decrease from the previous rate of almost 32.6 cents.
County officials made this decision. All commissioners and the county judge agreed on the new rate.
Further details about the budget and tax rate can be found in the original report.
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