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Colorado County
P.O. Box 236
Columbus, Texas 78934
propertytaxes@co.colorado.tx.us
(979) 732-2604

Colorado County Commissioners Court Members

Ty Prause, County Judge
ty.prause@co.colorado.tx.us
(979) 732-2604

Shannon Owers, Commissioner Pct #1                  Ryan Brandt, Commissioner Pct#2
shannon.owers@co.colorado.tx.us                      ryan.brandt@co.colorado.tx.us
(979) 234-2071                                                       (979) 725-8416

Keith Neuendorff, Commissioner Pct #3              Darrell Gertson, Commissioner Pct #4     keith.neuendorff@co.colorado.tx.us                    darrell.gertson@co.colorado.tx.us
(979) 732-3270                                                       (979) 234-2633

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  • Adopted Budgets

    FY2025 (PDF 4.36MB)
    FY2024 (PDF 4.23MB)
    FY2023 (PDF 2.88MB)
    Proposed Budgets

    FY2026 (PDF 29.3MB)
    FY2025 (PDF 4.66MB)
    FY2024 (PDF 42.48MB)
    FY2023 (PDF 4.97MB)
    Annual Financial Reports

    FY2024 (PDF 3.1MB)
    FY2023 (PDF 2.9MB)
    FY2022 (PDF 2.55MB)
    FY2021 (PDF 17.98MB)

    Change in the amount of the budget from fiscal year 2024 to fiscal year 2025:

    $1,953,357       7.98% increase

    This increase excludes 2024 budget amounts directly related to grant funding from state sources.  Including the 2024 grant funding, the change in the amount of the budget from fiscal year 2024 to fiscal year 2025 results in a decrease of the budget of $1,580,843 or 6.97%


    Property tax revenue budgeted for maintenance and operations:

    FY2023:  $14,049,812 FY2024:  $14,589,100    FY2025: $15,565,417


    Property tax revenue budgeted for debt service:

    FY2023:  $609,221 FY2024:  $603,695     FY2025:  $596,757


    Property Tax Rates

              Maintenance & Operations          Debt Service               Total

    Adopted Rates                   

    2024 Tax Year                  $0.447747                                      $0.017166                   $0.464913

    2023 Tax Year              $0.462964 $0.019166     $0.482130

    2022 Tax Year                 $0.476298                                       $0.020653                   $0.496951

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    September 9, 2024

    Colorado County adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year's tax rate.  The tax rate will effectively be raised by 6.554% and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $28.61. 

    Notice About 2024 Tax Rates (PDF 23.61KB) 


    Form 50-313
    VISIT TEXAS.GOV/PROPERTYTAXES
    to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information regarding the amount of taxes that each entity that taxes your property will impose if the entity adopts its proposed tax rate. Your local property tax database will be updated regularly during August and September as local elected officials propose and adopt the property tax rates that will determine how much you pay in property taxes.

    You may request the same information from the assessor of each taxing unit for your property, by requesting their contact information from your county’s assessor at:

    County’s Assessor: Colorado County Appraisal District  
    Contact Name: Marcella Pflughaupt                                                                                                                   
    Address: 106 Cardinal Lane, Columbus, TX 78934
    Phone Number: 979-732-8222