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Caldwell County Commissioners on Tuesday, September 23 adopted the 2025 tax rate and discussed rules for commissioners court, a new day for public meetings and the burn ban and approved a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (Pictured l-r: Pct. 1 C…
Caldwell County Commissioners on Tuesday, September 23 adopted the 2025 tax rate and discussed rules for commissioners court, a new day for public meetings and the burn ban and approved a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
(Pictured l-r: Pct. 1 Commissioner B.J. Westmoreland, Pct. 2 Commissioner Rusty Horne, County Judge Hoppy Haden, Pct. 3 Commissioner Ed Theriot, Pct. 4 Commissioner Dyral Thomas)
Next meeting
Thursday, October 9
Commissioners adopt tax rate
Caldwell County Commissioners adopted the 2025 Tax Rate following a public hearing.
At the rate of $.4391 per $100 property valuation rate, Caldwell County expects to collect an additional $505,519 in revenue, a 2.14% increase from the previous year. The proposed tax rate will fund general government operations, law enforcement, road and bridge maintenance, as well as debt obligations.
No one spoke at the public hearing.
Due to substantial changes brought on by Texas Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act of 2019, the county’s ability to generate revenue and provide taxes by raising the tax rate is limited. Taxing entities like counties can only adopt property tax increases of up to 3.5% without triggering a voter-approval rate election as opposed to the previously allowed increase of 8%.
The county’s portion of total ad valorem taxes (including school districts and municipalities) paid by a property owner are approximately 16%.
Commissioners adopted the FY 2025-2026 budget on September 9.
Other Action
Commissioners:
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- Voted to leave the burn ban on.
- Approved fireworks sales for Diwali (excluding fireworks with sticks or fins) from October 13-22.
- Approved an updated Proposed Rules of Procedure, Conduct and Decorum for Commissioners Court Meetings. The updated document streamlines and clarifies the rules. The document approved by commissioners also preserves citizens’ comments, which gives the public the opportunity to address the court on topics regardless of whether they are included on the agenda.
- Approved a request to resolicit the county’s bid for unit road materials.
- Approved a proclamation recognizing October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Caldwell County.
- Approved a contract between the county and Brandon Gray for clock tower maintenance.
- Designated the second and fourth Thursdays of each month as the days for regular meetings of the Caldwell County Commissioners Court beginning in October. Meetings will be held on Tuesday on the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
This is a brief summary of discussion and action highlights of the September 23 regular commissioners court meeting. See full agendas and official meeting minutes and watch full video of the meetings.