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Total Tax Rates of Counties With Hospital Districts:
Tarrant: 1.40827
El Paso: 1.317749
Harris: 1.3105
Bexar: 1.2478
Dallas: 1.1775
Total Tax Rates of Counties Without Hospital Districts:
Hidalgo: 1.329
Galveston: 1.3073
Travis: 0.956
* 2001 tax year
Source: Citizens for a Travis County Hospital District
This article appears in November 22 • 2002.
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