Collin County adopts nearly $598M budget, stable property tax rate amid jail staffing concerns

Collin County Detention Facility has offered in-jail programs and classes to inmates. (Shelbie Hamilton/Community Impact)

Collin County commissioners have adopted an annual budget for the next fiscal year including more than $341 million in general fund expenditures. The county leaders also opted to maintain the county’s existing tax rate.

Commissioners at an Aug. 25 meeting adopted a $598.7 million budget for fiscal year 2025-26, with County Judge Chris Hill and Commissioner Cheryl Williams voting against the total tax rate as well as maintenance and operations portion of the tax rate, and Hill also voting against the interest and sinking portion of the tax rate…

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