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Smith County tax assessor outlines DMV changes, dealer portal rollout and staffing request

5362030 · June 24, 2025
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Tax Assessor‑Collector Gary Barber told the Commissioners Court the state’s July 1 changes to dealer processing and paper‑tag elimination will increase workload and he requested two additional employees and modest technology investments.

Smith County Tax Assessor‑Collector Gary Barber told the Commissioners Court on June 24 that upcoming state changes to dealer processing and the elimination of paper temporary tags will increase workload in the county tax office and asked the court to approve two additional employees and related operational investments.

Barber said the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is moving dealer processing to a web‑based model and dealers will transmit transactions electronically. He told…

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