Duties of Office
Since the Tax Assessor - Collector has a wide range of responsibilities, most citizens deal with this county official more frequently than any other office.

The major duties of the Assessor - Collector are:

• Collection of property tax as established by the Constitution and the State Property Tax Code;
• Assessment (calculation) of taxes on each property in the county, and;
• As an agent of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, the Assessor - Collector is responsible for the registration and licensing of motor vehicles owned by residents of the county.
• The County Tax Assessor - Collector is also responsible for the collections of special fees imposed by the County and State on coin-operated vending machines and alcoholic beverage permits.
• Collection of Hotel/Motel Taxes
• Collection of VIT (Vehicle Inventory Tax)
• As an agent for Texas Parks & Wildlife to register and transfer titles for boats/motor