Lavaca County Commissioners Court

Court proposes tax rate

Lavaca County tax assessor-collector, Deborah A. Sevcik, presented the 2025 appraisal roll and tax rate calculations at Monday’s, Aug. 11, Commissioners’ Court meeting.Sevcik told the court the total appraised value showed an increase of 1.09% over last year’s values.

Court holds regular meeting

The Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday morning discussing the budget and tax rate process, county road bond and routing agreement as well as addressing various county matters.

Court discusses tax rate process

The Lavaca County Commissioners met in a regular meeting Monday morning and discussed the budget process and the related budget issuesThe matter was discussed because there is indication that the tax rate may go up this year.

Murrile presents emergency management update

Lavaca County emergency management coordinator Greg Murrile presented an update of his office at Monday’s Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court meeting.

Court addresses lengthy agenda

The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday morning addressing a lengthy agenda.

Court hears supplemental insurance presentations

The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday morning hearing from two insurance agencies, who presented supplemental insurance plans for county employees for 2026 beginning with the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.

Court approves addition of three jailers/one investigator for LCSO

The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday morning and voted to add three jailers and one investigator to the Lavaca County Sheriff ’s Office.Chief deputy Carl Herbst and jail administer Matt Keller met before the court addressing the hiring of the positions.

Court awards some concrete/ labor bids, but rejects others

Due to the regular Monday meeting day falling on Memorial Day, a holiday, the Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met Tuesday, May 27.Addressing the awarding of concrete and labor bids for Lavaca County roads, the court accepted some and rejected others.

Court designates May 18-24 as EMS Week

At Monday morning ’s Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court meeting, the court approved four proclamations.One of the proclamations involved the court designating the week of May 18 through 24 as Emergency Medical Services Week.

National Correctional Officers week, May 4 - 10

At Monday’s Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court meeting, the court approved two proclamations with one involving the National Correctional Officers Week from May 4 through May 10, while the other designated May 11-17 as Police Week, that includes May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day.