Delinquent taxes turned over to collections
Land owners who have not paid their 2010 property taxes by June 30 will be subject to a 15 percent increase in their bill on July 1, when delinquent accounts will be turned over to tax collection attorneys.
“On July 1, by state law, the tax office must turn over all delinquent tax accounts to the collection attorneys of the taxing jurisdictions we work with,” said Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector Luanne Caraway. “If you are delinquent on July 1, your bill will go up by more than 15 percent that day. If you are delinquent, you can contact the tax office to work out a payment agreement if you are unable to pay the full amount.”
Notices were mailed in May informing taxpayers of the 15 percent collection penalty on July 1.
However, residents who are over 65, disabled or on active military duty out of the area may qualify for a deferral of homestead property tax. Taxpayers who are eligible for deferral should contact the Hays Central Appraisal District at 21001 N. Interstate 35 in Kyle at 512-268-2522.
Taxes can be paid at any of the four tax office locations in San Marcos, Buda, Kyle or Dripping Springs or online at www.hayscountytax.com. Taxes can also be mailed to Hays County Tax Office, 102 N. LBJ Drive, San Marcos, TX, 78666, but must be postmarked by June 30 to avoid the collection penalty.
Sheriff’s office stops large drug run
A 37-year-old was arrested after authorities found more than six pounds of drugs in his car during a traffic stop along the Hays-Travis county line on Sunday.
Vincent Davis of Pflugerville was pulled over for two traffic violations by a Hays County Sheriff’s Office deputy around 3:15 p.m. in the 9400 block of U.S. Hwy. 290 near Dripping Springs.
The deputy had received information on a grey BMW, matching the car driven by Davis, believed to be carrying narcotics to Austin, the sheriff’s office said. After a sheriff’s office K-9 dog handler came on scene, Deputy Michael Hipolito and a Department of Public Safety trooper searched the car, finding 2.2 pounds of cocaine and 4.5 pounds of “Ice” methamphetamines.
Davis was taken into custody and charged with first-degree felony manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. As of Tuesday, he remains in Hays County Jail on a $750,000 bond.
Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler said that a follow-up investigation determined that the narcotics were going to Austin for distribution.
