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Collections firm tells Clute council outstanding property taxes total roughly $178,000; city "does not have a delinquent property tax problem," representative s

5927842 · October 9, 2025
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A collections presentation to the Clute City Council reported about $178,000 in outstanding property taxes across all years, recent collections activity and strategies including litigation, tax sales and a texting campaign; presenters said the city has collected the majority of past-due balances over the life of the contract.

Council members heard a delinquent property tax report Oct. 9 from the city’s collections contractor and associated staff. A firm representative, identified as Mike, said the city “does not have a delinquent property tax problem” and described the steps the firm uses to recover unpaid taxes.

The presenter said total outstanding property taxes across all years were about $178,000 at the time the report was prepared and that the city had collected roughly $14,000 since an earlier draft. He…

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