The Jasper County Commissioners Court has approved a larger budget for the next fiscal year, but they have left the tax rate the same.

Jasper County Judge Mark Allen says the tax rate will remain at $0.5711, while the budget will increase from $26.5 million to 28.0 million.

Judge Allen noted that some members of the Commissioners Court had wanted to increase the tax rate to $0.6162, but that plan was rejected.

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