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Waller County's tax assessor and voter registrar prohibited students from voting unless they or their families owned property in the county. This practice was ended by a three-judge court in 1979. In 1992, a county prosecutor indicted PVAMU students for illegally voting, but dropped the charges after receiving a protest from the DOJ.
On October 14, 1976, the United States Attorney General filed an action against Symm, Waller County, the State of Texas, and its Secretary of State and Attorney General, alleging that use of the questionnaire denied Prairie View students the right to vote in violation of 42 U. S. C. §§ 1971 (a), 1971 (c), 1973, 1973j (d), 1973bb, and the ...
Pages in category "Unincorporated communities in Waller County, Texas" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Cities and counties (as well as other political entities) are permitted to enter "interlocal agreements" to share services (as an example, a city and a school district may enter into agreements with the county whereby the county bills for and collects property taxes for the city and school district; thus, only one tax bill is sent instead of ...
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Buildings and structures in Waller County, Texas (3 C, 5 P) E. Education in Waller County, Texas (2 C, 4 P) G. Geography of Waller County, Texas (3 C, 1 P) P.
Hempstead is the county seat of Waller County. The United States Postal Service Hempstead Post Office is located at 901 12th Street. [22] The Hempstead Police Department was established in 1981, replacing the town marshal. It has 19 full-time and five reserve officers. [23]
A tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) is a political subdivision of a municipality or county in the state of Texas created to implement tax increment financing.They may be initiated by the city or county or by petition of owners whose total holdings in the zone consist of a majority of the appraised property value.