LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The impact of Lubbock County’s no-new-revenue tax rate is starting to be felt as volunteer fire departments are missing out on a portion of funding they’ve received for the last several years.
The issue came to a head during Monday morning’s commissioners court meeting, where what has become a routine agenda item hit a roadblock.
Commissioners unanimously approved “critical needs” funding for Lubbock county’s volunteer fire departments. But because of budget shortfalls due to commissioner’s approving the no-new-revenue property tax rate in August, that funding was slashed in half for 2026…