Dear Fellow Texan:The Internet has changed business, and must transform government. The Internet is revolutionizing human interaction, and collapsing time and distance at a pace we have never before seen.
Yet government is stuck in the age of Atari and Commodore, while the rest of the world is on fast forward to Web-based management and e-commerce with companies like Dell, Cisco, Compaq, Sun Microsystems, Motorola, Intel and TI leading the way.
That is why I have formed e-Texas, a citizen commission charged with developing recommendations to help Texas state government to meet the challenges of the Internet age.
Government will be seen as bigger, slower and dumber than ever before if it does not become smaller, faster and brighter right now. And using technology to cut costs and improve service is one of my ten principles for Texas in the new century.
E-Texas is a true public/private partnership using new strategic tools such as activity-based costing, outsourcing, managed competition and benchmarking for best practices in order to create smaller, smarter government for the 21st Century.
As a user of our state Property Tax Code, you are already aware of the complexity of the law in this area and the importance of ready access to the statutes. To help you access the law, we are not only providing the following information in print, but also online where you can utilize a search function to better navigate through the Code. Look for it under http://www.window.state.tx.us/m23taxes.html.
This annotated and cross-referenced version of the "Texas Property Tax Code" includes an impartial selection of court cases that we believe may be of most interest and use to you. Our selection of these cases, though, should not be interpreted as a comment on their authority or application to your particular reference needs.
We provide one copy of this book free to every appraisal district and every taxing unit. To obtain extra copies, please e-mail us at ptd.cpa@cpa.state.tx.us, call us at 1-800-252-9121, or in Austin at 512/305-9999, or write us at Property Tax Division, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Post Office Box 13528, Austin, Texas 78711-3528.
If you have questions about the Texas Property Tax Code or would like to make suggestions or comments regarding our service, please contact us at the numbers or address listed above. We would be happy to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Carole Keeton Rylander
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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