- In Hunt County, the hospital district is expected to review options for giving a tax break to seniors at a meeting today. In July, the Hunt Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors announced a property tax freeze for homeowners age 65 or older. However, the Hunt County Central Appraisal District told the hospital district that Texas law does not give the board legal authority to enact such a freeze. The Greenville Herald Banner reports the hospital district has been consulting its attorney to see what options are available for lightening the tax burden on seniors. The board is set to convene at 4 o’clock today for a workshop session, with a regular session scheduled for 5:30. The Hunt Memorial Hospital District has until the end of September to publish the tax rate for the next fiscal year.
- Other public meetings today – the Lamar County Commissioners Court is scheduled to meet at 9 this morning. The Hunt County Commissioners Court is set to meet at 10 today. And, a couple of city council meetings this evening – the Farmersville city council is scheduled to meet at 6. And the Greenville city council is also scheduled to meet a 6 o’clock this evening.
- Flood waters have subsided across the region. Most of the rainfall over the past two days occurred south of the Interstate 30 corridor. Most of Rains County received more than 8 inches of rainfall since Sunday. Heavy rain was also recorded in Van Zandt and Kaufman counties as well as southern Rockwall County. Partly cloudy today, with a 40 percent chance for isolated showers and thunderstorms, and afternoon highs in the low 80s.