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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

Doug Wessels, Commissioner Pct #1                  Ryan Brandt, Commissioner Pct#2
doug.wessels@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


Adopted Budgets

FY2024
FY2023
FY2022

Proposed Budgets

FY2025
FY2024
FY2023
FY2022

Audited Financial Statements

FY2022
FY2021
FY2020

Change in the amount of the budget from fiscal year 2023 to fiscal year 2024:

$5,169,041       22.62% increase

Of this increase, $3,534,200 is directly related to grant funding from state sources. Excluding the grant funding, the increase is $1,634,841 or a 7.15% increase


Property tax revenue budgeted for maintenance and operations:

FY2022:  $13,412,966 FY2023:  $14,049,812    FY2024: $14,589,100


Property tax revenue budgeted for debt service:

FY2022:  $608,017 FY2023:  $609,221     FY2024:  $603,695

 

Property Tax Rates

          Maintenance & Operations          Debt Service               Total

Adopted Rates                   

2023 Tax Year          $0.462964 $0.019166     $0.48213

2022 Tax Year                 $0.476298                                       $0.020653                   $0.496951

2021 Tax Year                 $0.477934                                       $0.021665                   $0.499599


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 7.496 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENACE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY
APPROXIMATELY $33.63.

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Notice about 2024 tax rates, including the No-New-Revenue rate, the No-New-Revenue Maintenance and Operations rate, and the Voter Approval rate: Notice About 2024 Tax Rates for Colorado County.

Truth in Taxation Summary


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
Telephone: (979) 732-8222

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Related Documents and Reports

       Auditors Monthly Reports
    Check Register Reports
   Treasurer’s Monthly Reports
    County Utility Reports
    Outstanding Debt