Commissioners are proposing to increase Gregg County’s property tax rate by 3 cents per $100 of property valuation for 2026-27. The maximum tax increase county officials could have proposed under state law is 4.4 cents under state law, but Stoudt said that was unnecessary. Healthcare costsHealthcare costs — for county jail inmates, impoverished county residents and county employees — are some of the main increases the county is facing. The cost of medical services for county jail inmates during the same timeframe is $1.2 million, Stoudt said. Stoudt said county residents likely aren’t aware of how state-level property tax reform measures have constrained revenue for local governments.