In a split vote during Tuesday’s meeting, the Hemphill County Hospital board approved the proposed tax rate of 8 percent, the rollback rate increase of 44 cents.

The actual 8-percent rollback rate is $0.401939, which will have the interest-andsinking-fund tax revenue—used to pay for bonded indebtedness on constructionapplied as well. That I&S rate is $0.044604, which brings the total to $0.4465…