Special road and bridge tax — distribution to cities
Van Zandt County
Summary
Cities say their residents pay into the county's 10-cent road and bridge tax but get nothing back — Van alone pays about $237,000 a year. Commissioners floated a compromise of scheduling city road work through precinct budgets instead of cash transfers, and the issue will be revisited at budget time in June.
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Last discussed Feb 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Cities are asking for roughly $1.2 million total in combined contributions; the county says it can't afford to divert that from its roughly $9.8 million road revenue.
City residents whose tax dollars currently fund county roads could see county crews work on city streets under the proposed compromise.
Rural county residents could see fewer county road dollars if significant funds or crew time shift to city streets.
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