AS REPORTED IN THE NACOGDOCHES DAILY SENTINEL:

The Nacogdoches County budget for 2010-11 was unanimously adopted by county commissioners Tuesday morning.

A county tax rate of 43 cents per $100 valuation, the same rate it has been for the last four years, was also approved unanimously.

Nacogdoches County has a population of approximately 60,000 residents, and a lower county tax rate than other East Texas counties with similar population sizes.  That's according to data County Judge Joe English presented on Tuesday.

Polk County has a population of roughly 47,000 residents and a tax rate of 62 cents per $100 valuation, and Angelina County has a population of 82,524 residents and a county tax rate of 44 cents.
 

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