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NELDA WELLS SPEARS TO RECEIVE TWO LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Texas Association of Counties Praises Her For Technological Innovations, Common-Sense Customer Service

(AUSTIN) — Travis County Tax Collector Nelda Wells Spears was scheduled today to receive two best practices awards from the Texas Association of Counties for using technological innovations and common sense to provide high-quality, low-cost customer service to local taxpayers. More…

COUNTY JUDGE SAM BISCOE ENDORSES NELDA WELLS SPEARS

Top County Official Praises Tax Collector’s Exceptional Professionalism and Compassion

(AUSTIN) — Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe today added his voice to the growing list of endorsements for Nelda Wells Spears in her re-election bid as Travis County Tax Collector. More…

SHERIFF GREG HAMILTON ENDORSES NELDA WELLS SPEARS

County’s Top Law Enforcement Official Says Her Quiet Leadership Sets the Standard For Public Service

(AUSTIN) — Sheriff Greg Hamilton today announced his enthusiastic endorsement of Travis County Tax Collector Nelda Wells Spears in her race for an unprecedented fifth full term at the helm of the office that has earned praise as the best county tax operation of any urban county in Texas. More…

JOHN SHARP ENDORSES NELDA WELLS SPEARS

Former State Comptroller Cites 99 Percent Tax Collection Rate, Steady Fiscal Leadership, Unquestioned Integrity in Travis Co. Tax Collector’s Re-Election Bid

(AUSTIN) — Former State Comptroller John Sharp, one of the nation’s leading experts on tax policy and public finance, today endorsed Travis County Tax Collector Nelda Wells Spears in her re-election bid next year, saying that her steady fiscal leadership, unquestioned integrity, and best-in-Texas job performance have set the standard for county tax offices across the state.

“Nelda won my support the old-fashioned way,” Sharp said. “She earned it.” More…

TRAVIS CO. COMMISSIONERS HIGHLIGHT TAX OFFICE AWARD

Nelda Wells Spears and Staff Cited by Leading Magazine For Making Public Services Accessible

(AUSTIN) — Travis County Commissioners today highlighted a prestigious international award given to Tax Collector Nelda Wells Spears and her staff for leading the way to improve local government by using the latest technology to guarantee Web accessibility for senior citizens and those with disabilities. More…

Travis County’s Veteran Tax Collector Cites Unprecedented 99 Percent

Calls On Voters to Join Her in Defeating Outside Scheme to Privatize Delinquent Tax Collection

(AUSTIN) — Having achieved the highest tax collection and voter registration rates of any major county in Texas, veteran Travis County Tax Collector Nelda Wells Spears today announced that she will be a candidate for re-election next year and called on voters to join her to defeat an ongoing effort by outside special interests to privatize the county’s over $2 billion annual collections. More…

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