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Commissioners approve refund to homeowner after county identifies erroneous tax refund; county attorney to pursue recovery
Summary
The court authorized immediate payment of a $3,630.76 refund to homeowner David Paul Girth after the county determined a homestead-exemption recalculation had produced an erroneous payment to a later owner; county attorney will explore legal collection options against the payees who cashed the check.
The Liberty County Commissioners Court on Aug. 26 authorized the Tax Office to issue a $3,630.76 refund to property owner David Paul Girth after county staff outlined how a homestead-exemption reinstatement for 2024 produced a refund that had been mailed and cashed by subsequent purchasers.
County Tax Office staff member (Mr. Brown) described the sequence: the county received sale proceeds at closing on March 21, 2025, and later the central appraisal district reinstated the…
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