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)
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.