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Erath County commissioners approve interlocal agreements to charge taxing entities for tax-collection costs
5704175 · August 11, 2025
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Summary
The court voted to adopt an interlocal agreement template allowing the county to recover a fair share of tax-assessment and collection costs from cities, school districts and other taxing entities, and to negotiate payment timing with those entities.
Erath County commissioners on Aug. 11 approved a proposed interlocal agreement that will let the county charge taxing entities a pro-rated share of the cost to assess and collect property taxes.
County staff told the court the county has been charging a flat 80 cents per parcel for decades. That rate no longer covers…
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