Tuesday morning top stories: City council to vote on budget, tax rate today

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – On Daybreak Today,

Council to vote on budget, tax rate

  • The Lubbock City Council will vote today on the next fiscal year budget and property tax rate
  • The city is facing a loss of about $26 million from last year’s budget due to a change in state law on how property taxes are calculated
  • Previous coverage: Lubbock County Commissioners approve to adopt no-new-revenue tax rate

New state laws in effect

  • Hundreds of new state laws are now in effect across Texas
  • Laws include more funding for public education and school safety, a private school’s tuition savings account program and a requirement for the Ten Commandments to be…

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