Office of the Ellis County Clerk

Due to a clerical error in the process of creating tax statements, the tax statements sent out by Ellis County this year contained incorrect levies for all townships.

New tax statements showing the corrected amount of tax due will be mailed no later than Wednesday, Dec. 7. In no case will the new amount increase from the amount billed previously. Taxpayers with very small bills may experience no change; those with larger bills should expect a small reduction in their taxes due.

Taxpayers who have already paid their first-half taxes will receive a credit toward their second-half amount. Those who have paid taxes in full will receive a refund check in the mail prior to Christmas.

This clerical error did not affect taxes for school districts, cities or improvement districts. Therefore, taxpayers in the cities of Ellis and Hays will not receive new statements; their bills were correct as originally sent.

Ellis County apologizes for this error. If you have any questions, contact the County Clerk’s office at (785) 628-9410