Story/photo by Steve Nash - Special contributor to BrownwoodNews.com Brown County Commissioners Court members held public hearings Wednesday on the county's proposed $34. 6 million budget and proposed tax rate of.

Commissioners will vote on adopting the budget and tax rate on Sept. 8, Brown County Judge Tom Munson said.

The proposed budget is 4. 8 percent higher than the 2025-'26 budget, Munson said.