County approves special taxing disater option

The Archer County Commissioner’s Court approved a special taxing unit disaster option during its meeting Monday, July 12, which allow the county to move the rollback property tax rate from 3.5% above the effective rate to 8% above the effective property tax rate.

House Bill 3 passed in the Texas Legislature in 2019 had brought down the rollback rate or voter approval rate to 3.5% and below before a…