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[email protected]. THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE AND TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE THE Volume 61 Monday OLLEGIANwww.collegian.utb.edu CIssue 2 August 25, 2008 TSC tax rate hearing Thursday Enrollment By Julianna Sosa operating budget of the district --Property acquisition, raise the same amount of dollars up slightly Staff Writer is funded by tax revenues, which $1,250,000 as the 2007 rate; and the rollback provide funding for scholarships, --Insurance, $1,177,683 rate, which is 16.51 cents and By Julianna Sosa The first of two public hearings capital improvements, deferred --Institutional Advancement would generate 8 percent more in Staff Writer on the proposed 2008 Texas maintenance, insurance and (partnership budget/grant writers), revenue than the 2007 rate. Southmost College District tax administration. $530,169 Sanchez gave two examples A total of 11,581 students were rate is set for 5 p.m. Thursday in Melba Sanchez, assistant vice --Library (partnership budget), showing the effect of the tax rates registered for classes at UTB/TSC the Gorgas Hall boardroom.