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Smith County · appropriation · 2026

Road & Bridge Fund

$25,460,736
✓ Sourced

This number is cited to a source document, and its arithmetic re-adds to the dollar (it cross-foots, or it is counted inside a total that does).

Source
Smith County FY2026-27 Budget (posted as “FY 2027 Proposed Budget”)
Page
21
Layer
appropriation — Layer one: what Commissioners Court authorized to be spent. What was actually spent is layer two (audit and treasurer reports); which vendor got which check is layer three (check register).
Checked
Cross-foots ✓ — the 3 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
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13% of all county appropriations ($198,056,173)
Retrieved
2026-09-26 — Adopted Sept 15, 2026 (3–1). The posted file still says “Proposed” and shows votes as “Pending.”

Note on this line

County roads and bridges, paid by its own slice of the property tax ($0.0425 per $100, p. 27) plus vehicle fees. Up from $16,563,550 adopted for FY26 (FY26 book, p. 62) — most of the jump is in the Labor Division.

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
R & B Administrative $1,922,168 ✓ Sourced
R & B Labor Division $18,960,366 ✓ Sourced
R & B Equipment Division $4,578,202 ✓ Sourced