2025 - 2026 Budget Book - Flipbook - Page 188
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Department of Public Safety
The goals of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), is to work alongside the county departments for a wide
range of public safety functions, including law enforcement, driver's licensing, and regulatory services. They enforce
public safety laws, prevent and detect crime, and provide various services to ensure the safety and well-being of
Texans.
Bastrop County houses the DPS state employees that provide public safety to Bastrop County. This budget only covers
the cost of county provided administrative personnel and their corresponding budget.
$300K
Department of Public Safety Approved Budget FY 2022 - 2026
$250K
$200K
$150K
$100K
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FY2022
FY2023
Expenditures Actual
FY2024
Expenditures Over Budget
FY2025
FY2026
Expenditures Budgeted
In FY2025, the Department of Public Safety's budgeted expenditures were $183,719, reflecting a 10.52% increase from
the previous period. Actual expenditures for FY2025 were slightly lower at $181,047, which still represented a 7.02%
increase from the prior period.
For FY2026, the budgeted expenditures rose significantly to $259,523, marking a 41.26% increase from the FY2025
budgeted amount. This substantial increase highlights a major upward adjustment in the department's planned
spending compared to the previous year.
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