NEWS
Tier 2 petition earns spot on May 4 election ballot
Petitions seeking a May 4 election to move Montague County from a Tier 1 to a Tier 2 County in regard to annexation were accepted by the Montague County Commissioner’s Court on Feb. 15 with the court giving approval for an election.
The Montague Citizens Protecting Property Rights, which spearheaded the campaign was shooting for a goal of 1,340 verifiable signatures of county voters to legitimize the request.
Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said they surpassed that number with more than 1,350 signatures, which allowed the request to go to the court for action.
Commissioners Mark Murphey and Roy Darden were absent, but the court still had a quorum with Bob Langford, Mike Mayfield
The petition focuses on forced annexation and comes out of Senate Bill 6 which requires landowner or voter approval of annexations in the state’s largest counties (Tier 2, those with 500,000 or more population). Smaller counties less than 500,000 are Tier 1, and these can opt-in to the bill through a petition and election process to move into Tier 2.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the budget was the primary topics for the Montague County Commissioners on Aug. 10, there were several other topics handled by the court.
Tax Assessor Collector Kathy Phillips presented the certification of value and rates for the 2026 taxes. The certified net values are $3,017,685,102 with rolling railroad stock at $15,954,716.
The county’s total taxable value is $3,033,639,818. Total appraised is $7,930,674,437, total assessed at $3,629,932,719 and total taxable value of new property at $93,632,505.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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