Ad Valorem Taxes
The City's current ad valorem tax rate is $0.474807 per $100 of valuation of which is for Maintenance and Operations (M&O) of the General Fund for FY 2018.
Sales Taxes
The City's total tax rate collection is 8.25% in Brooks County. The State's share is 6.25%, Brooks County Health Services District .5%, and the City 1.5%. The City's 1.5% is credited to the General Fund and is not pledged to the payment of bonded debt. Collections and enforcements are effected through the offices of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, State of Texas, who remits the proceeds of the tax, after deducting a 2% service fee, to the City monthly.