MISSION STATEMENT
It is the Mission of the Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District to preserve and optimize our groundwater resources for the use by current and future residents of the District.
DISTRICT BUDGET AND TAX-RATE INFORMATION:
| MEETING | ACTION |
| July 14, 2026 | Propose District Budget & set for Public Hearing |
| August 11, 2026 | Public Hearing for Budget & Propose Tax Rate |
| September 15, 2026 | Public Hearing for Tax Rate |
*all dates and actions are tentative, subject to Director availability for quorum
SUTTON COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT
PURUSANT TO SECTION 551.043(c) OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE
The Texas Legislature recently amended Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.043 (House Bill 1522, 2025) to require governmental bodies to include in the notice of an open meeting at which its budget will be discussed or adopted, a taxpayer impact statement showing, for the median-valued homestead property, a comparison of the property bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal year.
Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District intends to propose a budget for the District’s 2025-2026 fiscal year, which will intended to be adopted at its August 11, 2026 meeting.
- 2025-2026 Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in the District: $113,280.
- 2026-2027 Value of Median Valued Homestead Property in the District: $120,795 (not yet certified by Sutton County Appraisal District).
- 2025-2026 Property Tax Bill for the Current Fiscal Year: $48.48 ($0.0415 per $100 of value).
- Estimated 2026 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the District Adopts the Proposed Budget and Tax: Will be proposed and provided in advance of the District’s August 2026, meeting.
- Estimated 2026 Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the District Adopts a Balanced Budget Funded at the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate: Will be provided in advance of the District’s August 2026, meeting.
The estimates in this Taxpayer Impact Statement are valid only for the discussion at the District’s July 14, 2026, Board of Directors meeting, and will be revised as more information is made available. The Board will not adopt a proposed budget on July 14, 2026. The proposed budget and the proposed tax rate will be updated and re-noticed at each meeting that the Board discusses or adopts a proposed budget, and may each be amended by Board before their final adoption.
