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Tax Assessor-Collector Legislative Update

January 13, 2020 by County Progress

The following topics were identified as platform items for the Tax Assessor-Collectors Association of Texas during the 86th Legislative Session. Texas Sunset Commission – Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) H.B. 604 was effective on Sept. 1, 2019. The bill relates to the continuation and functions of the Texas DMV and to the operations of […]

Filed Under: Feature Story, Legislature, Office Spotlight Tagged With: Ad Valorem Tax Reforms, H.B. 2, H.B. 3754, H.B. 492, H.B. 604, S.B. 616, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Texas Sunset Commission

Tax Assessor-Collector Spotlight

January 6, 2020 by County Progress

Tax assessor-collectors calculate and mail property taxes for the purpose of taxation and collect taxes for the county and state, unless the responsibility is contracted to another entity. Tax assessor-collectors are also agents of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, assisting citizens with registration renewals and title transfers of motor vehicles. The job of the […]

Filed Under: Feature Story, Office Spotlight Tagged With: tax assessor-collectors, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Tax Assessor-Collector

January 1, 2019 by County Progress

Tax assessor-collectors assess property for the purpose of taxation and collect taxes for the county and state, unless the responsibility is contracted out. Tax assessor-collectors are also agents of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. The job of the tax assessor-collector has changed over time with most of the evolution of duties centering on the […]

Filed Under: Feature Story, Office Spotlight Tagged With: Constitutional Amendments, tax assessor-collectors, taxes, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, title transfer

Welcome to Grassroots Government

January 1, 2019 by County Progress

County ‘Resolutions’ Depict Depth, Breadth of Responsibilities

By Julie Anderson
Editor

Some 265-plus new County Judges and County Commissioners joined Commissioners Courts across the Lone Star State in January and are quickly learning the requirements and expectations of their office: Get educated. Do more with less. Make a difference. Serve. Improve communities. With the New Year barely behind us, perhaps many officials, whether new or seasoned, […]

Filed Under: Resolutions Tagged With: Agriculture, Department of Public Safety, jail, public safety, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Constitution, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Parks & Wildlife, voter registration

Communicating the Cost of County Government

February 1, 2018 by County Progress

Communicating the Cost of County Government Unfunded Mandates Survey Editor’s Note: This survey report was released last year as a communication tool to help explain the cost of unfunded and underfunded mandates on property taxpayers. In the coming months, counties will be contacted and survey data will be updated in preparation for the 86th Session […]

Filed Under: Budget, Feature Story, Funding Tagged With: indigent defense, jail, minimum jail standards, probation, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, unfunded mandates

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