DeWitt County Commissioners Court approved a 2025 tax rate of 0.38576, the highest they can adopt without going to voters for approval, and set Aug. 25 for final budget adoption during their regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 11. Citizens are encouraged to attend the meeting to give their input.
Commissioners discussed several factors influencing the tax rate before voting including that it is critical to upgrade the county’s communications system. The tax rate is a penny more per $100 of taxable property valuation than is required to generate the same amount of revenue for the county as last year. In DeWitt County, 2,335 homesteads pay lower taxes because of age, disability or veteran status while 2,212 homesteads would be subject to the tax increase. A recently passed bill exempts taxes on reworked oil and gas wells up to $750,000. As activity in that industry increases, there are increased costs for county roads maintenance.
To supplement the county’s road and bridge budget, the court voted to continue charging an optional fee of $10 added to the registration fee of a vehicle and credited to the county road and bridge fund.
