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COUNTY • Colorado County, TX

Colorado County

B
Texas Liberty Watchdog Index
Freedom Score: 71.6/100
Statewide Rank: #45 in Texas • Tier Rank: #15 (TIER 3 MID)
Fiscal Restraint
74.8/100
Regulatory Restraint
77.7/100
Debt Burden
58/100
Population / Scale
19,724
Property Tax Rate
$0.5884
per $100 valuation
Operating Budget
N/A
Outstanding Debt
$2.3M
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Elected & Governing Officials (20)

BH
Billy Hefner
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
jp1@co.colorado.tx.us
BR
Boe Reeves
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
jp2@co.colorado.tx.us
DG
Darrell Gertson
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
DS
Darrell Stancik
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
DJ
Donald J. Clark
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
jp3@co.colorado.tx.us
IV
Ivan V. Menke
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
JJ
Jay Johannes
District Attorney
jay.johannes@co.colorado.tx.us
JJ
Jay Johannes
County Attorney
jay.johannes@co.colorado.tx.us
JG
Joyce Guthmann
County Treasurer
joyce.guthmann@co.colorado.tx.us
JL
Justin Lindemann
County Sheriff
KN
Keith Neuendorff
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
KM
Kimberly Menke
County Clerk
kimberly.menke@co.colorado.tx.us
LL
Lonnie L. Hinze
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
MZ
Melinda Zajicek
County Tax Assessor-Collector
tac@co.colorado.tx.us
RJ
Richard J. LaCourse
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
RP
Ryan P. Brandt
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
SO
Shannon Owers
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
shannon.owers@co.colorado.tx.us
SW
Stan Warfield
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
jp4@co.colorado.tx.us
TP
Ty Prause
County Judge
ty.prause@co.colorado.tx.us
VD
Valerie Dunn Harmon
District Clerk
districtclerk@co.colorado.tx.us

Adopted Fiscal Budgets & Appropriations (5 Fiscal Years)

FY 2026 ADOPTEDColorado County FY 2026 Adopted Budget
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Adopted FY 2026 county budget for Colorado County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $16.17M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $7.32M, with $2.52M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($12.29M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4400 per $100.

Total Appropriation
$16.2M
General Fund
$12.6M
Debt Service (I&S)
$1.6M
Capital Projects
$1.9M
Per Capita
$820
Public Safety: $7.3M (45%)
Public Works: $2.5M (16%)
Administration: $2.0M
Adopted Tax Rate: $0.5884 / $100
FY 2025 ADOPTEDColorado County FY 2025 Adopted Budget
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Adopted FY 2025 county budget for Colorado County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $15.33M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $6.94M, with $2.39M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($11.65M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4300 per $100.

Total Appropriation
$15.3M
General Fund
$12.0M
Debt Service (I&S)
$2.5M
Capital Projects
$1.8M
Per Capita
$777
Public Safety: $6.9M (45%)
Public Works: $2.4M (16%)
Administration: $1.9M
Adopted Tax Rate: $0.5884 / $100
FY 2024 ADOPTEDColorado County FY 2024 Adopted Budget
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Adopted FY 2024 county budget for Colorado County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $14.59M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $6.60M, with $2.28M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($11.09M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4200 per $100.

Total Appropriation
$14.6M
General Fund
$11.4M
Debt Service (I&S)
$3.1M
Capital Projects
$1.8M
Per Capita
$740
Public Safety: $6.6M (45%)
Public Works: $2.3M (16%)
Administration: $1.8M
Adopted Tax Rate: $0.5884 / $100
FY 2023 ADOPTEDColorado County FY 2023 Adopted Budget
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Adopted FY 2023 county budget for Colorado County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $13.51M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $6.11M, with $2.11M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($10.26M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4200 per $100.

Total Appropriation
$13.5M
General Fund
$10.5M
Debt Service (I&S)
$3.7M
Capital Projects
$1.6M
Per Capita
$685
Public Safety: $6.1M (45%)
Public Works: $2.1M (16%)
Administration: $1.7M
Adopted Tax Rate: $0.4821 / $100
FY 2022 ADOPTEDColorado County FY 2022 Adopted Budget
Official PDF

Adopted FY 2022 county budget for Colorado County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $12.58M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $5.69M, with $1.96M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($9.56M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4100 per $100.

Total Appropriation
$12.6M
General Fund
$9.8M
Debt Service (I&S)
$4.3M
Capital Projects
$1.5M
Per Capita
$638
Public Safety: $5.7M (45%)
Public Works: $2.0M (16%)
Administration: $1.6M
Adopted Tax Rate: $0.4970 / $100

Active Code of Ordinances (8)

Court Order 2026-TAX-01 • Taxes & FeesOverreach: 42/100
FY 2026-2027 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Adoption
Annual legislative act of Colorado County levying and adopting the ad valorem tax rate for Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and Interest & Sinking (I&S) for fisca...
Court Order 2025-TAX-01 • Taxes & FeesOverreach: 42/100
FY 2025-2026 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Adoption
Annual legislative act of Colorado County levying and adopting the ad valorem tax rate for Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and Interest & Sinking (I&S) for fisca...
Court Order 2024-TAX-01 • Taxes & FeesOverreach: 42/100
FY 2024-2025 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Adoption
Annual legislative act of Colorado County levying and adopting the ad valorem tax rate for Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and Interest & Sinking (I&S) for fisca...
Ordinance No. 2024-REZ-12 • ZoningOverreach: 58/100
Unified Development & Zoning Code Modernization
Comprehensive amendment to municipal development standards, setback requirements, parking maximums, and commercial zoning overlay districts in Colorado County....
Court Order 2023-TAX-01 • Taxes & FeesOverreach: 42/100
FY 2023-2024 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Adoption
Annual legislative act of Colorado County levying and adopting the ad valorem tax rate for Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and Interest & Sinking (I&S) for fisca...
Ordinance No. 2023-FEE-88 • PermitsOverreach: 35/100
Commercial Right-of-Way Permitting & Utility Franchise Fees
Establishes streamlined right-of-way permitting standards, utility excavation bond requirements, and administrative inspection fees in Colorado County....
Court Order 2022-TAX-01 • Taxes & FeesOverreach: 42/100
FY 2022-2023 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Adoption
Annual legislative act of Colorado County levying and adopting the ad valorem tax rate for Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and Interest & Sinking (I&S) for fisca...
Court Order 2021-TAX-01 • Taxes & FeesOverreach: 42/100
FY 2021-2022 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Adoption
Annual legislative act of Colorado County levying and adopting the ad valorem tax rate for Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and Interest & Sinking (I&S) for fisca...

Meeting Dockets & Agendas (0)