Tax Assessor/Collector has a wide range of responsibilities, because of this,
most citizens deal with this county official more frequently than any other office.
The major tax duty of the Tax Assessor/Collector, who collects property taxes, is
the assessment (calculation) of taxes on each property in the county and collection
of that tax as established by the Constitution and the State Property Tax Code.
In addition, as an agent of the Texas Department of Transportation, the Tax Assessor/Collector
is responsible for the registration and licensing of motor vehicles
owned by residents of the county.
Another duty of the County Tax Assessor/Collector is that of voter registrar.
In most Texas counties, a person would register to vote through the Office of County
Tax Assessor/Collector. The County Tax Assessor/Collector Office voter registration responsibilities
include accepting applications for voter registration, issuing voter certificates,
maintaining voter registration lists, verifying petitions for local option elections
and submitting required reports to the Secretary of State's Office.
The County Tax Assessor/Collector is also responsible for the collections of special
fees imposed by the County and State on coin-operated vending machines, alcoholic
beverage permits and registration and titling boats.