Taxpayers in the Lamesa school district could see a decrease in their school tax bill this fall. Lamesa school board members voted Tuesday to propose a property tax rate of $1.3884 per $100 property valuation for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. That would be a decrease of slightly more than 10 cents compared to the $1.49 school tax rate adopted last year. Superintendent Jim Knight said the proposed reduction is in connection with House Bill 3, the school funding measure approved by the Texas Legislature earlier this year. “It’s good for the taxpayers,” Knight said. He did note, however, that he is somewhat concerned about how ...