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Pearland ISD raises delinquent tax penalty to 20% and approves contingent‑fee collection contract
Summary
Trustees voted to increase the allowable additional penalty for tax‑collection costs from 15% to 20% for the 2025 tax year and approved a contingent‑fee contract with Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott LLP to pursue delinquent taxes; administrators said the change imposes no direct cost on the district.
The Pearland ISD board on Nov. 11 approved a resolution to increase the additional penalty for tax-collection costs on delinquent taxes from 15% to 20%, effective for the 2025 tax year and thereafter, consistent with the Texas Tax Code allowance for school districts.
Superintendent Larry Berger explained that…
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