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District tax‑collection contractor reports $5.7 million delinquent roll, strong collection rates
Summary
A contracted tax attorney told trustees Alvin ISD's base delinquent tax roll (through 2024) stands at $5.7 million, with roughly 19% coded as deferrals and 22% in litigation; staff noted the district collects about 98–99% of its current levy by June and recent judgments and tax sales were pursued to recover past due amounts.
Mike Darlow, attorney with Purdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott LLP, updated the board on the district's 2025 tax‑collection work and delinquent roll.
"Base tax only, it was $5,700,000," Darlow told trustees when describing the district's delinquent tax roll through 2024. He explained the firm categorizes accounts to prioritize collection work: about 19% of the delinquent dollars are in deferrals (accounts for taxpayers aged 65 or with disabilities that are not actively collected absent a triggering event), while about 22% of the dollars are subject to active litigation.
Darlow said the county tax office collects most current levy dollars before outside collection work begins and that, historically, the district collects "98 to 99% of your current levy by the June each year." He described recent enforcement activity: the firm mailed more than 10,000 notices in July, took judgments in over 70 cases the prior Friday and conducted a tax sale; some properties were paid before sale and others were sold to satisfy past due taxes.
Trustees did not request additional action beyond the informational update; the board subsequently approved the tax collection rate and certified excess debt collections as $0.
