TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- After devastating flash floods hit parts of Travis County over the Fourth of July weekend, the county is considering raising your property taxes to help pay for the damage and prepare for future disasters.

But should Travis County Commissioners sign off on that special tax rate Tuesday, one group of taxpayers, including a Lago Vista city council member, say they are likely to take legal action. They don't believe the county is allowed to use that funding -- which doesn't need to be approved by voters -- to pay for anything other than the immediate flood response.

Under state law, if a taxing unit — in this case the county — is in an area declared a disaster by the governor “and increased revenue is needed to respond to the disaster, the taxing unit is not r

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