The Burleson County Hospital District approved a tax rate of 5.26 cents per $100 valuation at its Monday, Sept. 14, meeting, an increase from 2026’s rate of 4.09 cents per $100.
The increase will generate $365,659 in additional revenue for the district.
“The reason we’re going up is because we’ve got that ER project,” board president Kirk Chapman said.
Treasurer Robert Lee said the increase is within…