By Richard O. Avery, Ph.D., County Relations Officer, Texas Association of Counties County Focus Series Years ago, County Progress published a special series of articles to help acclimate new officials to Commissioners Court: County Focus. This set of descriptive writings authored by experts in the field covers the varied offices and departments that make … [Read more...] about County Focus: Tax Assessors
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County Tax Assessor-Collector
Because of the wide range of responsibilities performed by the tax assessor-collector, most citizens come in contact with this office more frequently than any other county office. Tax assessor-collectors serve to assess property for the purpose of taxation and to collect taxes for the county and state. Since tax revenue is a significant source of income for most county budgets, … [Read more...] about County Tax Assessor-Collector