Local Sales Tax Revenues
First Four Months of Year (Jan.-April)
Fayette County Cities
Pct. Change Tax Rate 2023 2022 2021 2020 2022 to ’23 La Grange 1.50% 936,995 808,132 695,469 622,957 Up 15.9% Schulenburg 1.50% 461,777 364,825 276,302 263,061 Up 26.5% Flatonia 1.50% 153,039 135,308 127,243 118,931 Up 13.1% Round Top 1.50% 129,888 91,941 87,082 77,103 Up 41.2% Carmine 1.50% 44,878 45,386 43,437 43,447 Down 1.1% Fayetteville 1.50% 51,839 40,772 40,335 33,177 Up 27.1% Ellinger 1.00% 21,475 20,351 0 0 Up 5.5%
Other Area Cities
Candidate Announcements
As a service to readers, The Fayette County Record allows candidates for local office the opportunity to run one free announcement in the newspaper, before early voting starts, to let voters know more about them and why they are running. Early voting starts Monday for the May 6 elections. Good luck to all the candidates.
Responders Worked Through Language Barrier to Help French-Speaking Accident Victims
A couple from Quebec who were riding a motorcycle suffered serious injuries in a crash in Schulenburg on Saturday, April 15.
Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek said the couple were riding a 2021 Honda GL180 three-wheeled motorcycle. Brenek said they were part of a group of approximately 50-60 other motorcyclists from Quebec, Canada who were traveling through town.
