As part of our commitment to providing quality drinking water, the City has prepared the annual Consumer Confidence Report (also known as the CCR or Water Quality report), which contains drinking water data from the 2025 calendar year (Jan 1. 2025 - ...Read more...

Utility Bill Phone Payments can now be submitted 24 hours a day/7 days a week The City is now offering a new pay-by-phone option - an automated system that lets customers pay bills using touch-tone keypad inputs or natural voice commands. It is fully...Read more...

The proposed budget for the October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027 can be downloaded here: 2026 2027 Comparison Budget PROPOSED.pdf The City Council will be holding a public hearing on the proposed tax rate and proposed budget on August 18th, 2026 at 6...Read more...

Upshur County Assessor-Collector Luana Howell has prepared the 2026 Tax Rate Calculation worksheets for the City of Big Sandy. You can download the worksheets here: https://www.bigsandytx.gov/page/Financial InformationRead more...

The City of Big Sandy will hold a meeting at 6:00 p.m. on 08/18/2026 at City of Big Sandy Heritage Center, 162 E Gilmer Street to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for tax year 2026. The proposed tax rate is $.470000 per $100 of value. The propos...Read more...