Rural Collin County residents have struggled to get fire and ambulance services. That’s a problem throughout in unincorporated parts of Texas.

But late Tuesday, a proposition to create an Emergency Service District in parts of the county that aren't annexed into a city or a town appeared likely to pass.

With 71 of 91 voting centers reporting, 71.8% of rural Collin voters had cast their ballots in favor of the proposition and about 26.2% had voted against it.

The Emergency Service District, or ESD, will levy a tax on homes in unincorporated Collin County to help pay for fire and ambulance services in area.

Setting up the district could take some time, leaving a potential coverage gap in the meantime.

Currently, Collin County pays cities and towns to have their fire department answer 91

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