NEWS
Montague County taxpayers receive first tax estimate cards
Montague County property owners received their first proposed property tax rate information postcards this past weekend detailing where tax estimates for 2021 are available.
These postcards were prepared and mailed out by the Montague County Tax Appraisal District per the Texas Property Tax and Transparency Act of 2019. Through this bill, the MCTAD was directed to establish a stand-alone website to host all this information.
Chief Appraiser Kim Haralson said the site includes every taxing entity in the county, so for example if you live in the City of Bowie you can see tax estimates for county, city and school taxes on the site.
Haralson said they mailed about 28,000 postcards, which is expected to run about $20,000 for postage, printing and staff.
While the MCTAD prepared the cards, contact information lists County Tax Assessor-Collector Kathy Phillips. Citizens should enter their names as printed on the postcard to ensure access based on tax records.
The website is located at: montague.countytaxrates.com. This website should be put into the address bar, not into a search engine box.
Read more on this story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
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The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
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