WASHINGTON CO. COMMISSIONERS TO VOTE ON BUDGET, TAX RATE

Josh Blaschke September 5, 2026

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Washington County Commissioners will meet Tuesday for a public hearing and vote on adopting the new year’s budget and tax rate.

The proposed budget of $53,306,770 consists of $42,334,847 in general fund expenditures, $8,408,464 for the road and bridge fund and $2,563,459 for debt service. The total is higher than the currently adopted budget of $49,414,555.

The new budget is projected to raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by $3,792,665, or 11 percent, including $744,670 from new property added to the tax roll this year.

Following adoption of the budget, commissioners will consider an order levying the county’s property tax rate at $0.4367 per $100 valuation, which is $0.0527 greater than the current rate of $0.3840.

The proposed rate includes $0.3230 for maintenance and operations (M&O), $0.0337 for interest and sinking (I&S), and $0.080 for road and bridge. The current rate is made up of $0.3040 for M&O and $0.080 for road and bridge.

The proposed Washington County tax rate for the new year and its associated impacts, per the public hearing notice issued by the county.

After the end of the regular meeting, commissioners will open up a public meeting for the Pecan Glen Road District to act on an order levying taxes for the Pecan Glen Road District for the 2026 tax year. The proposed Pecan Glen tax rate, paid by residents in the Pecan Glen subdivision, is $0.278321 per $100 valuation, below the existing rate of $0.284546.

In other business at the regular meeting on Tuesday, commissioners will:

Act on appointing Dr. Robert Wright, Sheriff Trey Holleway and County Judge John Durrenberger to the Brazos Valley Council of Governments Board of Directors for three-year terms, beginning October 1, 2026 and ending September 30, 2029.
Take action to receive and record in the commissioners court minutes the order relating to the budget of the county auditor for Fiscal Year 2027, as entered by the 21^st and 335^th Judicial District Courts.
Discuss a formal notice from Magnolia Oil and Gas Operating, LLC for a temporary lay-flat water line along the county right-of-way of McNelly Lane in Precinct 3.
Discuss formal notices from Industry Communications for new service line installation in the county right-of-way of Moye Road and Wildwood Road in Precinct 4.

Commissioners will meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Washington County Courthouse.

Click here to view the agenda packet for Tuesday's meeting.

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