Tex. Tax Code § 5.03
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 5.03, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 5.03. POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY.
Official statutory text
(a) The comptroller shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for the administration and operation of an appraisal district. The minimum standards may vary according to the number of parcels and the kinds of property the district is responsible for appraising.
(b) The comptroller may require from each district engaged in appraising property for taxation an annual report on a form prescribed by the comptroller on the administration and operation of the appraisal office.
(c) The comptroller may contract with consultants to assist in performance of the duties imposed by this chapter.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the comptroller may, after providing notice, require a document, payment, notice, report, or other item required to be submitted to the comptroller under this title to be submitted electronically and may send a document, payment, notice, report or other item the comptroller is required to send under this title electronically. The comptroller may adopt rules to administer this subsection, including rules specifying the format of an item electronically submitted to or sent by the comptroller.
(b) The comptroller may require from each district engaged in appraising property for taxation an annual report on a form prescribed by the comptroller on the administration and operation of the appraisal office.
(c) The comptroller may contract with consultants to assist in performance of the duties imposed by this chapter.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the comptroller may, after providing notice, require a document, payment, notice, report, or other item required to be submitted to the comptroller under this title to be submitted electronically and may send a document, payment, notice, report or other item the comptroller is required to send under this title electronically. The comptroller may adopt rules to administer this subsection, including rules specifying the format of an item electronically submitted to or sent by the comptroller.
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