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This month, Wilson County commissioners and other area taxing entities — such as school districts, emergency services districts, cities, and more, are finalizing their budgets and setting their property-tax rates for the coming fiscal year. Taxpayers can share their concerns and have their say on proposed tax rates and budget decisions at these upcoming meetings: •Wilson County Memorial Hospital District […]
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Hospital board lowers property-tax rate
The Wilson County Hospital District board has approved to propose a property-tax rate of 10.54 cents per $100 taxable valuation. Board members voted in favor of the new rate at their Aug. 19 meeting. This 2021 property tax is lower than the 11.66- cent rate the board approved for 2018, 2019, and 2020. However, the new rate is expected to […]
Wilson County tax protests net drop in appraised values
Due . to the number of protests filed by property owners in Wilson County, the Wilson . County Appraisal District has been granted . an extension by the state; instead of certifying . tax rolls for county taxing entities by . July 25, the appraisal district now has until . Sept. 1. The Texas . Comptroller Property Tax . Assistance […]
Appraisals have risen, Floresville’s proposed tax rate stays the same
[Video below] “A good majority of our people are going to be hurting,” Floresville resident Fred Gonzales Gonza- told the Floresville City Council Aug. 12, at a public hearing on the city’s proposed tax rate. “As I understand, they’re not going to raise the tax, but we know, like you indicated, that because of the appraisal upgrades we will be […]
Weigh in on county, city, school tax rates, budgets
Cities, school boards, and other taxing entities, such as Wilson County, are finalizing their budgets and preparing to set their property-tax rates for the coming fiscal year. Taxpayers can share their opinions or concerns during the following local public hearings, meetings, and workshops regarding budgets and proposed tax rates for: •Floresville City Council — Aug. 12 and 26, 6 p.m., […]
Have your say on local taxes at upcoming public hearings
Following the July 20 certification of tax rolls by the appraisal districts in Wilson and nearby counties, cities, school boards, and other taxing entities, such as Wilson County, are preparing to set their property tax rates for the coming fiscal year. Taxpayers can attend and offer comments during the following local public hearings, meetings, and workshops regarding budgets and proposed […]
Proposed Floresville tax levy will exceed $2.2 million
The city of Floresville has proposed its property-tax rate for 2021, and citizens will have an opportunity to speak up about it at two public hearings. The hearings will take place Aug. 12 and 26 at City Hall, 1120 D St. in Floresville, beginning at 6 p.m. The proposed property-tax rate of 45.53 cents per $100 in taxable valuation is […]
Stockdale ISD OKs tax break for 1,300-acre solar project
A solar farm project in the Stockdale area will benefit from a tax concession from the Stockdale Independent School District. Members of the public in attendance overwhelmingly opposed the proposal at a July 26 public hearing and special meeting. The school board, however, unanimously approved a Chapter 313 agreement with energy company 247CT 8me LLC, also known as 8minute Solar […]
Citizens can weigh in at budget, tax-rate meetings
FREETaxpayers can attend and offer comments during the following local public meetings and/or workshops regarding local entities’ budgets for the coming fiscal year, and to discuss proposed tax rates: •Floresville City Council — July 27 workshop on Lauro G. De Leon III Floresville Event Center, development, and the city swimming pool; Aug. 3 workshop on city parks, cemetery, a collective […]
Tax break for Stockdale 1,000-acre solar farm?
Stockdale School . Independent . District trustees will take action during a special called meeting . and public hearing July 26 regarding . a solar project of more . than 1,000 acres “at or about the intersection of F.M. 1681 and . C.R. 477.” . . Among actions the school . board will consider is the creation of a reinvestment […]
Weigh in on local budget, tax-rate meetings
FREETaxpayers can attend and offer comments during the following local public meetings and/or workshops regarding local entities’ budgets for the coming fiscal year, and to discuss proposed tax rates: •Floresville City Council — July 27 workshop on Lauro G. De Leon III Floresville Event Center, development, and the city swimming pool; Aug. 3 workshop on city parks, cemetery, a collective […]
Wilson County property owners file 7,644 tax protests
FREE Realtor may file lawsuit against Wilson County Appraisal DistrictProperty-tax appraisal protests continue in Wilson County, as the July 20 deadline approaches for the Wilson County Appraisal District to present certified tax rolls to the county’s taxing entities. As the deadline approaches, Wilson County realtor Chris Jacobs continues to gather information to sue the appraisal district over the “wildly inaccurate” assessments thousands of property owners are protesting. Many taxpayers […]
Plan now to attend local budget, tax-rate hearings
FREEThe following taxing entities will hold public meetings and/or workshops regarding their budgets for the coming fiscal year, and to discuss proposed tax rates: •La Vernia Independent School District (ISD) — Thursday, June 17, 6:30 p.m.; meeting to discuss and consider adopting a budget and a tax rate. The proposed tax rate is $1.29320 per $100 of taxable property value, […]
Property appraisal protests grind on
FREE County, taxing entities await certified appraisals to set budgets, tax ratesThe Wilson County Appraisal District has received 7,462 property tax appraisal protests this year. That’s more than three times the number of protests received last year, when 2,434 protests of appraised property value were filed. In 2019, the appraisal district received only 1,954 protests, according to Beka Lerich, director of operations with the Wilson County Appraisal District. As of June […]
Sales data prompts decrease in some property appraisals
FREE Taxpayer group offers final workshop May 12 for protest assistanceSome Wilson County property owners in the Stockdale area may have seen a reduction in their appraised values from the Wilson County Appraisal District. The decreases in assessed value affected acreage of 100 acres or more. “We were provided with a good amount of multiple listing services (MLS) and other sales data recently,” said Chief Appraiser Jennifer Coldewey. “This allowed […]
Property appraisal concerns axe bid for ESD 6
Low voter turnout in local city, school board electionsIn light voting throughout the Wilson County area, people who did cast ballots in local elections May 1 decided a number of issues and races. La Vernia and Stockdale voters reauthorized sales taxes for street maintenance and repairs, while St. Hedwig reelected an incumbent councilman. Incumbent school board members fared well in Falls City and Poth independent school districts, but […]
Need help filing a property appraisal? Attend seminar May 2 in Floresville
A seminar planned for Sunday, May 2, will offer property owners information about protesting property tax appraisals. Michael Berlanga, CPA, will present “How to Protest Your Property Taxes” this Sunday from 1-3 p.m. at Isabel’s Garden at Studio C, 246 Paloma Drive in Floresville. The event is free, but registration is required. Register through Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.com/e/property-tax-protest-seminar-tickets-152432637121 Seats are limited; […]
Taxpayers get armed with knowledge about taxes, appraisal protests
FREENot long after taxpayers in Wilson County started receiving their appraisal notices several weeks ago, they began to ask questions. One resident, James Weaver, immediately went to social media to help taxpayers connect and work together by creating a Facebook group, “Wilson County Taxpayers Association.” Hundreds grew to thousands in a matter of days on the social media site. Many […]
We need to do something! Here’s how: Get off your couch
ABOUT POLITICS and other thingsThe world is a mess. The United States is a mess. In Texas, we are dealing with a surge of people crossing into America illegally. Many of them may have COVID-19, but they are not even being tested. The mainstream media are abiding by the Biden administration’s refusal to call immigration a “surge,” the mockingbird media (those that just report […]
Open letter to April 26 commissioners court — Just go up on taxes?!
Editor: Open letter to Wilson County Commissioners: Property owners and taxpayers are outraged. They’re so outraged about the astronomical increase in property values from the county appraisal district — that 300 people attended a property-tax seminar I organized last weekend. They’re so outraged that more than 4,000 people have joined the Wilson County Taxpayers Association and revitalized that group. How […]
