This year’s proposed property tax rate for the Lamesa Independent School District is down just over a cent compared to last year, according to Liz Pogue, the school’s chief financial officier. She said Tuesday evening the proposed new tax rate is $1.3747 per $100 in property value. That total includes a 32-cent tax rate needed to fund the school’s bonded indebtedness. By comparison, she said, the school had a total tax rate of $1.3883 last year. While spending at the end of current fiscal year is expected to total about $19.6 million, Pogue said she is proposing a budget with about $21 million ...