Lubbock City Council discusses budget proposals, disagrees on tax rate
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The Lubbock City Council is close to voting on next year’s budget, but still hasn’t agreed on the tax rate. Tuesday afternoon, council members debated three different ways to spend tax money on city government. Mayor…
Randall County judge discusses budget and tax rate adjustments
The Randall County District Court has announced public hearings on the county’s proposed budget and tax rate changes. During a recent meeting, Randall County Judge Christy Dyer outlined the county’s plans to balance financial stability with growing infrastructure needs. Public…
The Apple Valley Committee would oversee Measure P sales tax funds
The City of Apple Valley has passed a resolution creating an oversight committee for Measure P funds should the sales tax measure pass in the November election. Measure P (Citizen’s Transactions and Use Sales Tax Revenue Measure) is a proposed…
Lakeland’s budget proposal calls for tax increases. But by how much? And what cuts?
Lakeland city councilors are wrestling with the awkward decision of how much to raise the city’s tax rate in the next fiscal year after eight years of keeping taxes low while introducing new programs and services. After nearly four hours…
Lakeway City Council discusses possible tax increase
Samantha Greyson | Specially for American-Statesman During budget discussions at the Aug. 5 City Council meeting, Lakeway City Manager Joseph Molis proposed that the council adopt a tax rate of .1625 for the 2024-25 fiscal year, just below the .1626…
Wichita Falls budget proposal cuts tax rate and increases water bills
The city of Wichita Falls wants to lower its residents’ property tax rates and increase their water bills under a budget proposed by City Manager Darron Leiker for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The budget proposal calls for total spending of…
