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District reports near-99% tax collection rate and outstanding delinquent balance of roughly $1.2 million
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Summary
Temple ISD finance staff and outside counsel reported that the district collects roughly 99% of its annual levy, citing an adjusted levy of $80,654,000 and collections of $79,978,000 for fiscal 2024; presenters said about $1.2 million remained delinquent across multiple years with a portion likely uncollectible.
The district's finance staff and its outside tax-collection counsel reported to trustees on April 13 that Temple ISD consistently collects nearly all property tax levies while a modest delinquent balance remains.
Presenters told the board that the district's total budgeted revenues are about $123 million, with roughly $59 million (about 48%) coming from local property tax collections. For fiscal 2024 the adjusted tax levy was $80,654,000 and collections totaled $79,978,000, about 99.16% of the levy. Presenters said some older amounts are effectively uncollectible (bankruptcies, homestead deferrals, businesses closed), and that roughly $1.2 million remains unpaid across several years. Of that total, about $586,589 was attributed to 2024 taxes.
Counsel described collection activities: notice mailings, lawsuits, judgments, property postings and limited courthouse sales. Over the last several years the counsel reported mailing delinquent notices on more than 23,000 properties, filing several hundred lawsuits, posting properties and selling a small number at courthouse tax sale as a last resort. Presenters described these activities as typical components of the district's collection program and said the goal is to recover levers while working with taxpayers who make good-faith payment efforts.
Trustees asked for breakdowns of collectible versus uncollectible amounts and for penalty and interest detail; presenters said those figures would be provided to the board in follow-up.
