Frio County
ESD No. 1
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Frio County
Emergency Services District No. 1
The Texas Constitution created Rural Fire Protection Districts (RFPD) in 1949 and allowed them to assess a property tax to pay for services. The Frio County RFPD was created by the voters in November 1981 and has assessed the same property tax rate since 1982. In 1987, The Texas Constitution, Article 3, Section 48-e authorized the creation of Emergency Service Districts (ESD) to protect life and health. In 2003, all remaining RFPDs were converted to ESDs. The Texas Legislature allowed ESDs to collect property tax and/or sales and use tax to pay for services.
The Frio County Emergency Service District No. 1 is a local government agency created by voters to provide fire protection throughout Frio County and is governed by Chapter 775 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. ESDs are allowed to contract with existing volunteer fire departments and this provides a more stable funding source for the volunteer fire departments. The ESD contracts with Bigfoot VFD, Dilley VFD, Moore VFD and Pearsall VFD to provide fire protection in Frio County.
IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED, Frio County Emergency Service District No. 1 has adopted a tax rate of 0.03 for each $100.00 of taxable value which is effectively 11.1932 percent increase in the tax rate.
FUTHER RESOLVED, THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE; AND
FUTHER RESOLVED, THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 11.1932 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000.00 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $2.32.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Mailing Address
PO Box 64
Bigfoot, TX 78005
Physical address:
13988 FM 472
Bigfoot, TX 78005
Phone: (210) 560-1818
email: friocountyesd1@gmail.com