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Local Government Code §111.003

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In force on Mar 05, 2025 · this text took effect Jun 14, 2021 · same as today's text

ANNUAL BUDGET REQUIRED

(a) Not later than August 15, the county judge, assisted by the county auditor or county clerk, shall prepare a budget to cover all proposed expenditures of the county government for the succeeding fiscal year. (b) A proposed budget that will require raising more revenue from property taxes than in the previous year must contain a cover page with the following statement in 18-point or larger type: "This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year's budget by (insert total dollar amount of increase and percentage increase), and of that amount (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll) is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year."

History: Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 3195 ), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 1357 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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