Q1: If elected, how do you plan to work to up voter registration numbers within the county? Q2: How do you plan to improve overall on time tax payments? A1: I think that early education of our young ...

Voters will also have a chance to weigh in on several other national, state and local races on the ballot this year. Early ...

The race for the newest Jefferson County Tax Assessor-Collector shows a clear winner with all voting centers reporting. With unofficial results in, Republican candidate Kate Carroll received 54.85% of ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Republican Kate Carroll will become Jefferson County’s next Tax Assessor-Collector after winning in the general election on Tuesday. Carroll beat Democrat Rashawn "Shawn" Webb-Locke.

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County raised property taxes by the allowable 1 percent for several county funds and is looking to update its fee schedule for several departments. At their regular meeting ...

Jefferson County's tax assessor filed a lawsuit against the county this afternoon seeking to block planned cutbacks in his office during a financial meltdown in county government that has led to ...