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Pearland ISD board raises additional delinquent-tax penalty to 20% and approves contingent-fee contract
Summary
Trustees voted to increase the additional penalty for delinquent tax-collection costs from 15% to 20% (allowed by Texas tax code) and approved a contingent-fee contract recommended for Brandon Fielder, Collins & Mott LLP; district staff and the vendor said the change imposes no net cost on the district.
Pearland ISD trustees voted Nov. 11 to increase the additional penalty for tax-collection costs from 15% to 20% for the 2025 tax year and subsequent years, and to approve a recommended contingent-fee contract with Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott LLP.
Superintendent Larry Berger explained that state law permits school districts to adopt an additional penalty of up to 20% on delinquent taxes to defray collection costs.…
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