Like other governmental entities, Lamesa school officials are waiting for certified property values to be released by the appraisal district on July 25 before finalizing their 2021-2022 budget. Lamesa school board members got a peek of a budget time line Thursday. “We’re hoping to have a budget approved by August – hopefully,” Chief Financial Officer Liz Oaks said. The district will submit data to the Texas Education Agency about property values and local homestead exemptions, along with exemptions for property owners 65 and over, on Aug. 1. The deadline for the agency to issue the Maximum Compressed Tax Rate (MCR) set by the ...