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Commissioners approve private tax resale for landlocked Lake Somerville parcel
Summary
Washington County commissioners approved a private tax resale for a landlocked parcel near Lake Somerville under Texas Property Tax Code §34.05 after staff said the bid would return the property to the tax rolls despite limited proceeds to the county.
Washington County Commissioners Court approved a private tax resale for a landlocked parcel near Lake Somerville, citing the benefit of returning the property to the tax roll even though the county’s share of the sale proceeds will be minimal.
County staff representative Leslie (identified in the meeting as “Leslie” and appearing on the record for the county’s tax process) told the court the property has been held in the tax trust since 2017 and had been struck off to the taxing jurisdictions after earlier tax-sale proceedings. The…
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