HSB to vote on sales tax increase

Hoping to collect up to an additional $200,000 per year, the Horseshoe Bay City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, July 20, to call for special election to be held Nov. 2 to increase the sales tax rate from 1.75 to the maximum 2 percent allowed by state law. The measure adopted by council members will allow voters to decide if they wish to let the city collect 1.75 cents on the dollar sales tax…