The Hill County Commissioners Court continued discussing elected officials' salaries and other budget matters in meetings held Tuesday, August 11 and Wednesday, August 12. The previous week, commissioners voted to forego a cost-of-living increase for elected officials and only include employees in this year's adjustment. At that time, County Treasurer Rachel Parker and others expressed … Continue reading Commissioners continue salary, tax rate discussions
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Commissioners propose tax rate, discuss budget
The Hill County Commissioners Court continued discussing the county budget during a Tuesday, August 4 meeting before proposing a tax rate for the coming year. Commissioners proposed adopting the no-new-revenue rate for the general fund, which came to $0.398576 per $100 valuation, while setting the FM lateral (road and bridge) portion of the tax rate … Continue reading Commissioners propose tax rate, discuss budget
Comptroller releases June sales tax to cities, counties
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for June, 7.4 percent more than in June 2025. The City of Whitney's June payment from the comptroller was $89,514, up about 1 percent compared to June 2025. … Continue reading Comptroller releases June sales tax to cities, counties
City of Whitney sales tax allocation up 25% in May
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.4 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 7.7 percent more than in May 2025. Whitney's sales tax allocation for May was $118,858, up 25 percent compared to last May. So far in 2026, … Continue reading City of Whitney sales tax allocation up 25% in May
City sales tax allocation up 52% in latest report
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for April, 10.5 percent more than in April 2025. Locally, the City of Whitney's April payment came to $110,679, up 52.08 percent compared to last April. Year to … Continue reading City sales tax allocation up 52% in latest report
City sales tax up almost 37% in March
The City of Whitney saw a notable increase in its monthly sales tax allocation when Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced March allocations last week. The city's March payment came to $94,009, up 36.50% compared to last March. Year to date in 2026, Whitney's allocations have totaled $296,364, up 13% from the same time period … Continue reading City sales tax up almost 37% in March
Comptroller releases Feb. sales tax to cities, counties
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.5 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 2.5% more than in February 2025. The City of Whitney's February payment was $106,472, down about 14% from the same time last year. For the first … Continue reading Comptroller releases Feb. sales tax to cities, counties
Court approves changes to tax abatement agreement
The Hill County Commissioners Court met Wednesday, January 28 and approved changes to the county's tax abatement agreement with OCI Hillsboro Solar. The court entered into the agreement with OCI Hillsboro in 2023. The project was expected to encompass roughly 1,300 acres in eastern Hill County within the Bynum Independent School District. The total expected … Continue reading Court approves changes to tax abatement agreement
Comptroller releases Dec. sales tax
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 7.5% more than in December 2024. Locally, Hill County's December allocation came to $362,813, down just under 1% compared to last December. Year-to-date allocations have totaled … Continue reading Comptroller releases Dec. sales tax
ESD 1 seeks voter approval for sales tax, new tax ceiling
Hill County Emergency Services District (ESD) 1 has called an election for November to ask the public to raise its property tax ceiling and authorize the collection of sales tax.Voter approval would not result in any immediate property tax increase for district residents, but it would give ESD 1 options as the county grows and … Continue reading ESD 1 seeks voter approval for sales tax, new tax ceiling
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