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09/10/2026

FaCoTxCC 9/10/2026 – Court Approves Budget & Tax Rates Without Discussion in 4-1 Votes

Today’s meeting was very routine. The Court approved all budget and tax rate matters without public comments or discussion in 4-1 votes (except the debt rate, which was approved unanimously). All discussion and decisions were made previously. In other news, the Court declares Constitution Week in Fayette County, they discuss moving JP #1 Hartmann’s office and repairs to the AC at the jail.

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09/02/2026

FaCoTxCC 9/2/2026 – Court Makes No Changes, Budget Approved in a 4-1 Split Vote

After a brief and somewhat spirited discussion, the Court approved the proposed budget as presented. Taxes will increase by 6% this year, with a 5.3% ($1.9 million) increase in spending, for a total spending increase of 32% over the last four years. Commissioner McBroom was the one dissenter throughout this year’s budget process.

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08/28/2026

FaCoTxCC 8/27/2026 – Court Grapples With Tax Rate & Budget Cuts, No Decisions Yet

The hot topics today were of course the budget and tax rate. The updated numbers indicate $2.1 million in new revenue & a tax rate increase of 8.4%. The Court discussed cutting the rate & the budget, but decisions were postponed to a special meeting next week. The majority seemed to coalesce around a one cent rate cut (approximately $600k) while the minority wanted even more cuts. Listen to the most consequential meeting of the year so far & learn whether the Court is fiscally conservative or liberal. You be the judge.

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08/24/2026

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08/18/2026

2027 Fayette County Budget Analysis & Workshop Audio

Tax rates are way up, tax revenue barely increases and growth in expenses exceeds growth in revenue. It is another proposed max tax year. It is not too late to be heard. Here is the 2027 budget, analysis and audio recordings.

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07/02/2026

**BREAKING EXCLUSIVE - FaCoTxRT Council Votes to Sue County Over RT Square Ownership Dispute**

Suit could be filed as early as today...

(9m audio with timestamps)
https://kingwm.com/facotxrt-7-2-2026-round-top-council-votes-to-sue-county-over-rt-square-ownership-dispute/

The Round Top Town Council went into closed session to discuss 4 potential lawsuits. After over two hours in closed session, the Council voted on item 1 to go to arbitration, on items 2 and 3 they took no action and on item 4, the courthouse square and precinct courthouse ownership dispute, they voted to “file suit against Fayette County for claims related to the Round Top Town Square, the actions of county officials, and related matters, and that the city attorney prepare and file such litigation".

11/21/2025

FaCoTxRT 11/20/2025 – Round Top Council Discusses Controversial Bethlehem Church Parking Lot

The entire population of the Town of Round Top must have attended tonight’s meeting. I counted nearly 80 members of the public in attendance at one point, not including the council. The tiny Courthouse was packed wall to wall, shoulder to shoulder, standing room only. Obviously, this controversial topic has elicited a lot of interest from the public. The conversation lasted 63 minutes and you can hear it all right here.

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