County approves 2027 budget

Burleson County commissioners approved the county’s tax rate and budget for fiscal year 2027 at their Tuesday, Sept. 8 meeting, resolving the prior meeting’s conflict between commissioners and the sheriff ’s office regarding budgetary requests.

At the previous Monday, Aug. 24, meeting, Sheriff Bill Rios requested a $130,000 budget increase from the county to offer $2 per hour raises to deputies, a …