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Preliminary figures indicate Dawson County may be able to get a substantial boost in tax revenue for the second straight year.Financial challenges facing the county, however, were the main focus of an hour-long budget work session Tuesday for the Dawson County Commissioners Court.That discussion centered again on the high cost of housing local inmates elsewhere but also included the possible loss of more than $2 million in grant funding if the disposition of court cases here does not improve during the next six weeks.The good news is that preliminary taxable property values in the county are up sharply from last ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

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Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-2177