Voter Registration
November 8, 2005	Voter Turnout of 15-17 Percent Appears Slightly Better Than Expected
November 4, 2005	November Election Voter Registration Roll Available Online
October 10, 2005	Voter Registration Deadline for November 8 Election
October 4, 2005	Voter Registration Deadline is October 11 for November 8 Election
August 23, 2005	Voter Registration Deadline is Sept. 1 for Oct. 1 Election
August 16, 2005	Voter Registration Deadline is Aug. 25 for Sept. 24 Election
August 2, 2005	Voter Registration Deadline Aug. 11 for Sept. 10 Elections
July 6, 2005	Tax Office Tackling Voting Problems In Advance
June 9, 2005	1st Time Harris County Tax Office Open for June Run-off Elections
May 05, 2005	Harris County Tax Office Open 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. for May 7 Election
April 6, 2005	Voter Registration Deadline April 7 for May Election

Property Tax
May 14, 2005	Analysis for Property Tax Hearings
May 14, 2005	Property Tax Report on Appraisal Caps & Revenue Caps
December 29, 2005	Property Tax Deadline For IRS Deduction To Expire Soon
November 17, 2005	Over a Million Tax Bills are “UP” on Average and “IN THE MAIL”
October 28, 2005	Yes, Houston, It Is A Tax Increase!
October 17, 2005	Average Houston Home’s 2005 Property Tax Bill To Rise 7.5%
August 12, 2005	Enron Turns Over Nearly $7 Million in Delinquent Property Taxes
June 29, 2005	Delinquent Property Taxes To Go Up 26.6% Overnight
June 28, 2005	County Completes Seizure of Cranes Worth More Than $500,000
May 26, 2005	May 31 Last Day to Protest Appraised Value for Most Taxpayers
May 10, 2005	Taxpayers to Lose Homestead Exemption on New State Property Tax
March 17, 2005	Appraisal Cap Bill Voted Out of House Ways and Means Committee
January 31, 2005	1st Time Ever Business Property Tax Rendition Penalty Bills in Mail & Online
January 31, 2005	Pay Today or Pay 7% More Tomorrow
January 27, 2005	Thousands of Taxpayers Getting Online before January 31st
January 26, 2005	Harris County Tax Office Employees Take Payments at new HCAD Location on January 31

Vehicle Registration
November 10, 2005	Suspect Arrested for Attempting to Wash Auto Title
October 11, 2005	State Issues 90-Day Reprieve on Driver’s License, Vehicle Registration and Inspection Renewals for Hurricane Victims
September 16, 2005	Summer 2005 Auto Transactions Up 9.2% Compared to 2004
June 21, 2005	Massive Auto Registration Sticker Project Completed
February 3, 2005	Bettencourt Notifies Law Enforcement of TxDOT Problem

Miscellaneous
December 15, 2005	County Sees Large Jump in Hotel Occupancy Taxes
September 29, 2005	Official Damage Estimate for Hurricane Rita is $111 Million
September 6, 2005	The Final Word - No Hotel Taxes for Evacuees in Texas
September 1, 2005	Bettencourt Informs Evacuees of Substantial Tax Savings
January 25, 2005	E-Government Continues Boom at Tax Office

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