Elect Yantis Green

Local governments in Texas are funded primarily with revenue generated from property tax.  Every year, Cities, Counties, School Districts and Special Districts set a tax rate and adopt a budget based upon property values set by tax appraisal districts, projected revenues and mandated and discrectionary services.  In Tom Green County,  approximately 9 out of 10 property taxpayers live inside the city limits of San Angelo. 

In fiscal year 2011, property owners in Tom Green County will pay 49.3% of their property tax to the San Angelo ISD; 31% to the city of San Angelo, and just 19.7% to Tom Green County.   That means for every $100 you pay in property tax, $49.30 goes to the SAISD, $31.00 goes to the City of San Angelo, and only $19.70 goes to Tom Green County. 

That means:

$49.30 out of $100 will go to public education including pay raises for educators;

$31.00 out of $100 will go to municipal functions including, infrastructure, water, police, fire, ambulance, public venues, economic development, and discretionary expenditures in San Angelo;

and

$19.70 out of $100 is left for the criminal justice system (including the Sheriff’s department, the jail, the Justice of the Peace Courts, the County Courts-at-Law, the District Courts, the Community Supervision and Corrections Department, and official records including the County & District Clerks), road & bridge maintenance, elections,  tax assessor-collections, and the County library.   

That’s $49.30 for schools, $30.00 for the city, and $19.70 for the County. 

I’m committed to keeping your County property tax rate as low as possible while providing core services and meeting mandates from the state and federal government.