As part of their annual budget processes, the City of Kerrville and Kerr County have taken action to have the county tax assessor calculate a new voter-approval tax rate at an 8 percent increase, rather than the usual 3.5 percent.
In 2021, the Texas Legislature allowed local governments, which are under a disaster declaration to have a differing calculation for their voter-approval tax rate. The voter-approval tax rate is the calculated maximum rate increase allowed by law without requiring voter approval, according to the Texas comptroller’s office.
