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District delinquent-tax report: $24.3M levy, 97.5% collected; $978,000 turned over to attorneys

5963949 · October 21, 2025
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Delinquent-tax attorneys told the Santa Fe ISD board that for the 2024 tax year the district assessed about $24.3 million in base taxes, collected roughly 97.5% and turned just under $1 million to collection counsel. The attorneys outlined collection pathways, penalties, and multi‑year recovery rates.

Jason Bailey of the law firm presenting the district’s delinquent-tax collection report told trustees the 2024 tax levy was about $24,300,000 in base taxes and that Santa Fe ISD had collected roughly 97.5% of those taxes as of the presentation. That left about $978,000 of base tax turned over to the district’s collection attorneys on July 1 for further collection.

Bailey described the statutory collection timeline used by Texas tax offices: bills mailed…

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