Walker County Texas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, August 7, 2009
Internet Vehicle Registration Renewal to Begin in Walker County
Residents of Walker County now have another way of renewing their vehicle registration. Beginning Tuesday, August 11th, motorists can bypass the lines and the stamps and head straight to their keyboards. Online registration renewal will be available at www.texasonline.com or you can link to it from the Walker County web site, www.co.walker.tx.us/departments/TaxCollector/taxcollector.htm .
“This web site gives our customers one more way of interacting with us,” said Diana McRae, Walker County Tax Assessor-Collector. “Residents will be able to renew their registration when it's convenient for them, day or night.”
This online service is limited to vehicle owners who have received a Registration Renewal Notice from the Texas Department of Transportation. The registration must be due within 90 days but cannot be expired. Current liability insurance coverage is also required, and there cannot be any traffic warrants or other questionable notations on the motor vehicle record. Emissions compliance is also required where applicable.
Motorists who renew via the Internet will be asked to enter a minimal amount of information, including their address, their vehicle, insurance coverage, and the credit card they will use for payment. The Walker County Tax Office will then process the information to ensure that all requirements are met. It will take tax office staff approximately two business days to process an approved online transaction and mail the renewal sticker to the customer. Site users will pay a nonrefundable $2 service fee and a $1 county mail-processing fee for the service.
The web site also allows registered vehicle owners to change the recipient address for their registration renewal notice. There is no fee charged for this service and it is available to all registered vehicle owners regardless of their county of residence.
“We're excited to join the other counties that are already a part of this program,” said Diana McRae. Currently, internet registration renewal has been implemented in 162 out of the 254 counties in Texas .
For more information, please call the Vehicle Registration Department at (936) 436-4950.
Diana L. McRae
Tax Assessor-Collector
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JULY 2, 2009
The Office of the Tax Assessor-Collector, the Vehicle Registration Department and the Voter Registration/Elections Department WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY, JULY 3RD, in observance of the July 4th Independence Day Holiday. We will re-open at 8:15am Monday morning.
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY!
Diana L. McRae
Tax Assessor-Collector
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Letter to the Editor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, (June 26, 2009)
Last year, Texas citizens said yes to a colorful new license plate to replace the current design introduced nine years ago.
The new plate – the Lone Star Texas – took the top spot last February among five designs that were posted online for public viewing and voting. It features the big Texas sky with wide brushes of blue and red, the familiar Lone Star, and the mountains of West Texas .
But, don't run out and purchase the new plates just yet. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is encouraging residents of Walker County to be good environmental stewards. Don't buy new plates until your old plates have expired. License plates are good for seven years. If you wait, you get the new plates at no additional charge. In addition, the tax office must issue all inventory in stock of the old plates before issuing the new plates.
Texans loved the designs. TxDOT received e-mails from close to 10,000 citizens explaining why they voted for a particular design, and thanking the agency for giving them the opportunity to choose. The citizens of this state spoke with 1.1 million e-Votes, 455,878 of those cast for the Lone Star Texas.
This is also the first of the new seven-character combinations. TxDOT has finally exhausted the alpha-numeric license plate patterns for the current six-character version. It's the perfect time to introduce a new plate design.
More importantly, the citizens spoke. The result is the Lone Star Texas plate – coming soon to our county tax office. Visit www.txdot.gov for more information.
Diana L. McRae
Tax Assessor-Collector
