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County Judge shares local perspective on ‘unfunded mandates’

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By Montague County Judge Rick Lewis

Let’s talk for just a moment about that property tax bill you received a couple of months ago and probably paid a few weeks ago.
If you or your mortgage company is writing a check to the Montague County Appraisal District, that money must be going to the county, right?
Well, the answer is actually no. That bill is not from the county. It helps fund city, county, and school operations (as well as special districts like hospital and water service districts).

I want to tell you the rest of the story, at least in our county.
The county’s portion of that bill probably your best buy at around 17 percent of your total tax bill, if you live in a municipality, and about 35 percent if you are a county only resident. The rest goes to fund our schools.

Read the full op-ed piece in your weekend News.

 

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City closes lake due to localized flooding

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Bowie School Board to review superintendent candidate applications

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Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.

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Bowie News will be 1 day late due to June 19 holiday

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Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.

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