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COUNTY • Live Oak County, TX

Live Oak County

B
Texas Liberty Watchdog Index
Freedom Score: 81/100
Statewide Rank: #149 in Texas • Tier Rank: #54 (TIER 4 SMALL)
Fiscal Restraint
82.5/100
Regulatory Restraint
79/100
Debt Burden
58/100
Population / Scale
10,323
Property Tax Rate
$0.3867
per $100 valuation
Operating Budget
N/A
Outstanding Debt
$3.6M
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Elected & Governing Officials (20)

A"
Ascension "Joey" Rodriguez
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
DA
Deanna Atkinson
County Tax Assessor-Collector
DV
Donna VanWay
County Clerk
request@loctx.org
DW
Donnie Watkins
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
EE
Elizabeth Ellis
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
locjp1@co.live-oak.tx.us
GG
Geneva G. Garcia
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
locjp2@co.live-oak.tx.us
HV
Hector Valverde
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
JL
James L. Liska
County Judge
KM
Kitley Moffatt-Wasicek
County Treasurer
LR
Larry R. Busby
County Sheriff
LM
Lucio Morin
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
MM
Melanie Matkin
District Clerk
MW
Mitchell Williams
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
RH
Randy H. Kopplin
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
RL
Richard Lee
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
R"
Robert "Bob" Baker
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
liveoakcountyjp4@yahoo.com
RM
Robert McWilliams
County Attorney
TM
Tiffany McWilliams
District Attorney
VR
Vincent Roberts
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
WK
Wesley Kyle Gray
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)

Adopted Fiscal Budgets & Appropriations (5 Fiscal Years)

FY 2026 ADOPTEDLive Oak County FY 2026 Adopted Budget
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Adopted FY 2026 county budget for Live Oak County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $8.46M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $3.83M, with $1.32M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($6.43M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4400 per $100.

Total Appropriation
$8.5M
General Fund
$6.6M
Debt Service (I&S)
$0.8M
Capital Projects
$1.0M
Per Capita
$820
Public Safety: $3.8M (45%)
Public Works: $1.3M (16%)
Administration: $1.1M
Adopted Tax Rate: $0.4910 / $100
FY 2025 ADOPTEDLive Oak County FY 2025 Adopted Budget
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Adopted FY 2025 county budget for Live Oak County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $8.02M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $3.63M, with $1.25M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($6.10M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4300 per $100.

Total Appropriation
$8.0M
General Fund
$6.3M
Debt Service (I&S)
$0.8M
Capital Projects
$1.0M
Per Capita
$777
Public Safety: $3.6M (45%)
Public Works: $1.3M (16%)
Administration: $1.0M
Adopted Tax Rate: $0.3867 / $100
FY 2024 ADOPTEDLive Oak County FY 2024 Adopted Budget
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Adopted FY 2024 county budget for Live Oak County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $7.64M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $3.45M, with $1.19M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($5.80M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4200 per $100.

Total Appropriation
$7.6M
General Fund
$6.0M
Debt Service (I&S)
$0.8M
Capital Projects
$0.9M
Per Capita
$740
Public Safety: $3.5M (45%)
Public Works: $1.2M (16%)
Administration: $1.0M
Adopted Tax Rate: $0.4910 / $100
FY 2023 ADOPTEDLive Oak County FY 2023 Adopted Budget
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Adopted FY 2023 county budget for Live Oak County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $7.07M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $3.20M, with $1.10M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($5.37M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4200 per $100.

Total Appropriation
$7.1M
General Fund
$5.5M
Debt Service (I&S)
$4.3M
Capital Projects
$0.8M
Per Capita
$685
Public Safety: $3.2M (45%)
Public Works: $1.1M (16%)
Administration: $0.9M
Adopted Tax Rate: $0.4960 / $100
FY 2022 ADOPTEDLive Oak County FY 2022 Adopted Budget
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Adopted FY 2022 county budget for Live Oak County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $6.59M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $2.98M, with $1.03M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($5.01M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4100 per $100.

Total Appropriation
$6.6M
General Fund
$5.1M
Debt Service (I&S)
$0.7M
Capital Projects
$0.8M
Per Capita
$638
Public Safety: $3.0M (45%)
Public Works: $1.0M (16%)
Administration: $0.8M
Adopted Tax Rate: $0.5642 / $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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak County....
Court Order 2023-TAX-01 • Taxes & FeesOverreach: 42/100
FY 2023-2024 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Adoption
Annual legislative act of Live Oak 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 Live Oak County....
Court Order 2022-TAX-01 • Taxes & FeesOverreach: 42/100
FY 2022-2023 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Adoption
Annual legislative act of Live Oak 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 Live Oak County levying and adopting the ad valorem tax rate for Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and Interest & Sinking (I&S) for fisca...

Meeting Dockets & Agendas (9)

2026-09-25 • REGULAR SESSION

Live Oak County Commissioners Court - September 25, 2026

2026-09-14 • REGULAR SESSION

Live Oak County Commissioners Court - September 14, 2026

2026-08-10 • REGULAR SESSION

Live Oak County Commissioners Court - August 10, 2026

2026-07-13 • REGULAR SESSION

Live Oak County Commissioners Court - July 13, 2026

2026-06-08 • REGULAR SESSION

Live Oak County Commissioners Court - June 08, 2026

2026-05-29 • REGULAR SESSION

Live Oak County Commissioners Court - May 29, 2026

2026-05-15 • REGULAR SESSION

Live Oak County Commissioners Court - May 15, 2026

2026-05-11 • REGULAR SESSION

Live Oak County Commissioners Court - May 11, 2026

2026-04-24 • REGULAR SESSION

Live Oak County Commissioners Court - April 24, 2026