Tex. Tax Code § 6.23
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 6.23, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 6.23. DUTIES OF ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Official statutory text
(a) The county assessor-collector shall assess and collect taxes on property in the county for the county. He shall also assess and collect taxes on property for another taxing unit if:
(1) the law creating or authorizing creation of the unit requires it to use the county assessor-collector for the taxes the unit imposes in the county;
(2) the law creating or authorizing creation of the unit does not mention who assesses and collects its taxes and the unit imposes taxes in the county;
(3) the governing body of the unit requires the county to assess and collect its taxes as provided by Subsection (c) of Section 6.22 of this code; or
(4) required by an intergovernmental contract.
(b) The assessor and collector for a taxing unit other than a county shall assess, collect, or assess and collect taxes, as applicable, for the unit. He shall also assess, collect, or assess and collect taxes, as applicable, for another unit if:
(1) required by or pursuant to the law creating or authorizing creation of the other unit; or
(2) required by an intergovernmental contract.
(1) the law creating or authorizing creation of the unit requires it to use the county assessor-collector for the taxes the unit imposes in the county;
(2) the law creating or authorizing creation of the unit does not mention who assesses and collects its taxes and the unit imposes taxes in the county;
(3) the governing body of the unit requires the county to assess and collect its taxes as provided by Subsection (c) of Section 6.22 of this code; or
(4) required by an intergovernmental contract.
(b) The assessor and collector for a taxing unit other than a county shall assess, collect, or assess and collect taxes, as applicable, for the unit. He shall also assess, collect, or assess and collect taxes, as applicable, for another unit if:
(1) required by or pursuant to the law creating or authorizing creation of the other unit; or
(2) required by an intergovernmental contract.
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