LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Lubbock County Commissioners voted 3-2 to give initial approval to its property tax rate for the next fiscal year.
Commissioners Jason Corley, Cary Shaw and Jordan Rackler approved to adopt the no-new-revenue rate of 32.7425 cents per $100 valuation. This would mean the average homeowner’s property tax bill would not go up next year.
However, County Judge Curtis Parrish and Commissioner Mike Dalby objected the no-new-revenue tax rate. They say this will put too much of a strain on the county’s budget and ultimately, could force layoffs and cutbacks in county departments…