The city by majority vote of its governing body, hereby votes to retain the taxes authorized by the Local Sales and Use Tax Act (Article 1066c, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes) on the receipts from the sale, production, distribution, lease or rental of, and the use, storage or other consumption of gas and electricity for residential use, as authorized by Section 6 of House Bill No. 1, Acts 19078, 65th Legislature, Second Called Session.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Sec. 6-1)
The city adopts the additional fifteen percent (15%) penalties to defray the cost of collection of delinquent taxes that become delinquent on or after June 1 as authorized by Texas Tax Code, section 33.07 and 33.08 for the current year and each year succeeding year thereafter.
(Ordinance 479 adopted 9/14/00)
The city chooses to exempt specific charitable organizations from the city ad valorem taxes in accordance with House Bill 1689 of the 2001 State Legislature (77th Legislative Session).
(Ordinance 492 adopted 3/14/01)
The goods in transit, as defined Tex. Tax Code 11.253(a)(2), as amended by House Bill 621, enacted by the 80th Texas Legislature in regular session, shall remain subject to taxation by the city.
(Ordinance 534 adopted 9/27/07)