Road and bridge funding allocation percentages
Summary
The court plans to restore the road and bridge share of property tax from 20.3% back to 25% — roughly $800,000 more for road materials — after last year's temporary cut.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $800,000 more for road materials, taken from general fund capacity.
Residents on county roads — including a telltale ambulance complaint about roads so rough an ambulance crawled at 5 mph.
General fund departments face less money as road funding is restored.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Commissioners Court BUDGET WORKSHOP — 2026-08-04
The court plans to restore the road and bridge share of property tax from 20.3% back to 25% — roughly $800,000 more for road materials — after last year's temporary cut.
Commissioners Court BUDGET WORKSHOP — 2026-06-26
The court revisited whether each precinct's share of the special road tax should be 25% even, and whether the underlying road-mileage data (Edcog vs. KSA) is accurate. A field comparison of roads is planned.
Commissioners Court BUDGET WORKSHOP — 2026-06-22
The court debated how to split road money among the four precincts — by updated ETCOG road miles or by old negotiated percentages. Precinct 3's materials budget is nearly depleted with five months left in the year, and the Judge wants the road & bridge share restored to 25% of property tax.
Commissioners Court WORKSHOP — 2026-02-18
Cities say their residents pay into the county's 10-cent road and bridge tax but get nothing back — Van alone pays about $237,000 a year. Commissioners floated a compromise of scheduling city road work through precinct budgets instead of cash transfers, and the issue will be revisited at budget time in June.
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