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New Caney ISD tax attorney reports delinquent-roll snapshot, collections activity
Summary
The district's tax attorney presented a delinquent-tax report showing about 2,300 owners on the roll, roughly $3.5 million in delinquent balances and roughly $2.2 million collected so far in the collection year.
At the April 21 New Caney ISD board meeting the district's tax attorney delivered the annual delinquent-tax report, outlining the composition of the delinquent roll, collection activities over the prior 13 months, and enforcement steps taken.
Why it matters: Delinquent-tax collections affect annual revenue available to the district and the timing of funds used for schools. The report gives trustees visibility into collection performance, the composition of delinquent accounts and enforcement outcomes.
Key figures presented by attorney Jeff McRae: - Delinquent accounts: roughly 2,300 property owners with about 2,600 accounts on the delinquent roll. - Total delinquent balance: about $3.5 million (rounded figure presented in the packet). - Property mix: just over 75% of the delinquent roll is real property (secured by tax liens); the remainder is business personal property and mobile homes. - Noteworthy deferrals: 148 homestead deferrals for taxpayers age 65 or older or disabled, representing roughly $806,000 (about one-quarter of the delinquent balance); state law deferrals prevent suit while the deferral remains in place. - Collection activity in the reported period: nine comprehensive mailings (approximately 8,700 letters), a little over 100 suits filed (just under $1 million in value), 53 judgments obtained for about $420,000, and 68 non-suit releases yielding slightly more than $500,000 collected. Sixteen properties were posted for tax sale in the period. - Collections to date: the collection-year revenue figure shown in the packet was just over $2.2 million with three months remaining in the collection cycle used by the tax office.
McRae noted that about 63% of the delinquent total is taxes three years or less in delinquency, which generally supports higher collectability. He also explained differences between gross collections and net deposits caused by late homestead exemptions or appraisal-district suit settlements that produce refunds or offsets.
The board did not take action on the report; it was presented for information and to allow trustees to ask questions about collections and enforcement practices.
Sources and context: McRae identified the collection year used by his office (July through the following March comparison charts) and emphasized that some collected dollars were used to satisfy refunds or suit settlements and therefore did not remain as net receipts to the district.
