The Burnet County Commissioners Court on Aug. 19 approved a slimmer proposed budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, cutting the tax rate and denying requests for more deputies at the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office.

There is still some time for numbers to be adjusted before a Sept. 9 public hearing and potential adoption of the budget, but it is likely to remain close to its current form.

The unanimous decision came after hours of discussion during the court’s regular meeting Tuesday. County Judge Bryan Wilson stuck to his guns on keeping a 3-percent tax cut for property owners and in rejecting Burnet County Sheriff’s Office requests for four new deputies, which would have forced a higher tax rate and added a recurring cost of $250,000 in salaries.

“This budget holds to our conservative pri

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