The Tarrant County commissioners voted to approve raises of about 3% for themselves and Sheriff Bill Waybourn on Tuesday. Both County Judge Tim O’Hare and Sheriff Waybourn earn $217,952 a year. Effective Oct. 1, their annual salaries will be $224,191, a raise of 2.86%.

County commissioners will make about $214,000 a year, and the county judge will make about $224,000 after a 3% raise.

Commissioners continue to question $35 million in annual funding to Dell Medical School, express concern about relationship with CommUnity Care.

Tarrant County commissioners surprised the leaders of the county’s public hospital Tuesday by lowering its tax rate to 18.25 cents per $100 of assessed value, down from the previously planned rate of 18.75 cents.