Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 7.5% more than in December 2024. Locally, Hill County's December allocation came to $362,813, down just under 1% compared to last December. Year-to-date allocations have totaled … Continue reading Comptroller releases Dec. sales tax
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ESD 1 seeks voter approval for sales tax, new tax ceiling
Hill County Emergency Services District (ESD) 1 has called an election for November to ask the public to raise its property tax ceiling and authorize the collection of sales tax.Voter approval would not result in any immediate property tax increase for district residents, but it would give ESD 1 options as the county grows and … Continue reading ESD 1 seeks voter approval for sales tax, new tax ceiling
Council to hold public hearing on budget, tax rate Thursday
The Whitney City Council will meet in a special session at 6 p.m. Thursday, September 11, to hold public hearings on the city's proposed tax rate and budget for the coming fiscal year. The council has proposed the no-new-revenue rate of $0.5764 per $100 valuation. That is a decrease from last year's rate of $0.6505 … Continue reading Council to hold public hearing on budget, tax rate Thursday
Proposed Hill County budget, tax rate filed
Hill County Judge Shane Brassell filed the proposed county budget for the fiscal year beginning in October recently. The draft spending plan was filed in County Clerk Nicole Tanner's office Thursday, August 14. The judge worked with Auditor Susan Swilling and Treasurer Rachel Parker on the document with input from commissioners and department heads. While … Continue reading Proposed Hill County budget, tax rate filed
Back-to-school sales tax holiday this weekend
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock has announced that Texas families are expected to save an estimated $133.2 million in state and local sales taxes during this year’s sales tax holiday, which runs Friday, August 8, through midnight Sunday, August 10. “Back-to-school costs can add up fast,” said Hancock, who announced this year’s projected savings during … Continue reading Back-to-school sales tax holiday this weekend
Court votes to end county hotel occupancy tax
The Hill County Commissioners Court voted to cease county hotel occupancy tax collections during a regular meeting held Tuesday, May 27. Commissioners have been discussing the issue at recent meetings, trying to decide whether to continue collecting the tax and, if so, how to ensure that all those renting rooms in the county are collecting … Continue reading Court votes to end county hotel occupancy tax
Commissioners discuss hotel occupancy taxes
The Hill County Commissioners Court discussed the future of the county's hotel occupancy tax program during a meeting held Tuesday, February 11. County Judge Justin Lewis explained that in 2007, a group of Hill County residents worked with the Texas Legislature to get a hotel occupancy tax approved in Hill County. The tax is collected … Continue reading Commissioners discuss hotel occupancy taxes
HCAD provides updated property tax information
Editor: Shannon Cottongame May 12, 2022 New and updated property tax information has been compiled by Hill County Appraisal District and is available now to assist taxpayers. This property tax information is current and covers a wide range of topics, such as taxpayer remedies, exemptions and appraisals, and has information for select groups, such as … Continue reading HCAD provides updated property tax information
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