KERRVILLE, Texas — The city of Kerrville has approved a nearly 8% increase in property taxes.

City Council made this decision Tuesday night amid many unhappy residents who are still recovering from the Fourth of July floods.

Since Kerrville was issued a disaster declaration, the city used state law to calculate property tax rates on a different scale that doesn't require voter approval.

For the past several months, the city has been going back and forth on what to do, because the typical 3.5% increase on property taxes would only bring the city a little more than $330,000.

If they did this, one council member said they wouldn't be able to maintain their general fund account for infrastructure and general needs in the city.

With the 8% increase, homeowners would be paying an average of

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