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MARCH 22, 2018

TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 129 NEWSLETTER

Texas Businesses: April 2 is Deadline for Filing Property Tax Renditions

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds business owners that for many property types, April 2 is the deadline to file property tax renditions with their county appraisal districts. Different deadlines apply in certain appraisal districts and for certain regulated property. The normal deadline is April 1, but that date falls on a Sunday this year.

A rendition is a list of the taxable inventory, furniture and fixtures, machinery, equipment and other property owned or managed as of Jan. 1 of each year. The appraisal district may use the information to set property values.

A rendition allows property owners to record their opinion of their property’s value and ensures that the appraisal district notifies property owners before changing a recorded value. Exempt property, such as church property and equipment used for farming, is not subject to rendition.

Comptroller Hegar also reminds owners whose property was damaged by storm, flood or fire last year that they may file a special decreased value report, which indicates their property’s condition on Jan. 1, 2018. Filing the decreased value report could lower their final tax bills for 2018.

Rendition forms and decreased value report forms are available from county appraisal district offices statewide and can be downloaded from the Comptroller’s property tax forms webpage.

For more information about property rendition, deadlines, deadline extensions, penalties and rendition forms, taxpayers may contact the Comptroller’s Property Tax Assistance Division at 800-252-9121 (press 2 to access the menu and then press 1 to contact the Information Services Team).

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Comptroller Announces Two New Field Offices in Houston

Please visit the new Houston Southeast location in the Bay Area or at the recently relocated Houston Southwest location off Highway 6 South.

Houston Southeast Office

2222 Bay Area Blvd., Suite 108

Houston, Texas 77058-2071

Phone: 281-226-8000

Houston Southwest Office

1011 Highway 6 South, Suite 120

Houston, Texas 77077-1036

Phone: 281-497-8442

You can find a list of all offices at Comptroller.Texas.Gov.

Taxpayer services are also available at the Virtual Field Office.

DISTRICT NEWS

Rep. Paul had the chance to join members of the Economic Alliance, San Jacinto College, and the Texas Chemistry Council in a budget meeting with US Senator John Cornyn in Washington, DC this week.

During the Economic Alliance trip to Washington, Rep. Paul and others had the opportunity to sit down with Speaker Paul Ryan's staff to express the importance of the Houston port to the US economy.

Council Member Dave Martin and the City of Houston Hosts B.O.P.A Event at Ellington Airport

Houston, TX - Council Member Dave Martin and the City of Houston is hosting a Batteries, Oil, Paint (latex only) and Antifreeze (B.O.P.A.) mobile collection event this Saturday, March 24, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Ellington Airport Neighborhood Recycling Center, 246 Loop Road, Houston, Texas 77034. The event is free and open to all City of Houston residents. A valid Texas driver's license or other proof of residency will be required. This is a rain or shine event, except in the case of severe weather. Business waste will not be accepted.

Many common household materials are considered hazardous and need disposal. When Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) is disposed in the trash, it can contaminate landfills and subsequently ground water. This event provides a free and safe alternative for residents to rid their homes of potentially dangerous materials. Below is a list of acceptable and non-acceptable items for the March 24th collection event:

ACCEPTED ITEMS: rechargeable household and automobile batteries, motor oil and filters, LATEX paint, antifreeze, small appliances and scrap metal. Used motor oil will be limited to 15 gallon. All liquids are required to be in sealed, non-leaking containers that are labeled as to their contents.
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED: business, medical and agricultural waste; oil-based paints, solvents, flammables, pesticides, herbicides and other similar hazardous materials, and electronic waste.

The Ellington Airport Neighborhood Recycling Center site is open year-round and accepts a variety of items. The items accepted are newspapers, magazines, telephone books, catalogs, ad inserts, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans, tin cans, aerosol cans, steel cans and plastics #1-5 and #7.

For more information about the City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department and its services, residents may check online at www.houstonsolidwaste.org, like the department on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/houstonsolidwaste, follow SWMD on twitter @houstontrashor call 3-1-1 (713-837-0311), the City of Houston's Customer Service Hotline.