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Houston, Texas Finding Aid Harris County Tax Assessor – Collector Paul D. Bettencourt CR001 Harris County Archives Houston, Texas Finding Aid Harris County Tax Assessor – Collector Paul D. Bettencourt CR001 (1926 – 2008, Bulk 1998 - 2008) Size: 11 cubic feet Acquisition: Harris County Tax Restrictions on Access: None Assessor - Collector Restrictions on Use: None Accession Number: 2008.034 Processed by: AnnElise Golden, 2014 Citation: [Identification of Item], Harris County Tax Assessor – Collector: Paul A. Bettencourt, Harris County Archives, Houston, Texas. Creator Sketch: Paul D. Bettencourt was born on October 20, 1958, in Houston, Texas, to Henry Joseph and Dorothy Jean Bettencourt. After graduating from Texas A&M University in 1982, Bettencourt worked as a Robotics Specialist at Briggs-Weaver, Inc. in Houston. Over the span of 15 years Bettencourt was a marketing and sales manager in the chemical, oil and gas industry. In 1998 he became the Executive Vice President of Bettencourt & Associates, Inc., where he consulted for industrial and governmental clients. After 50 years as Tax Assessor – Collector, Democrat Carl Smith died while in office in July 1998. In November of 1998 Republican Paul Bettencourt was elected to the office replacing interim Tax Assessor – Collector, Willie Alexander, former defensive back for the Houston Oilers. As the Harris County Tax Assessor, Bettencourt and his staff brought the Tax Office into the twenty-first century by bringing automation to all areas of tax office operations by replacing all of its manual business procedures in property tax collection, automotive and voter registration with a state of the art computer system. While in office Bettencourt fought to lower property taxes for commercial and residential customers in Houston and throughout Texas. Bettencourt resigned in 2009 and became the Chief Executive Officer of Bettencourt Tax Advisors, LLC. In 2014 Bettencourt was elected to Texas Senate District 7. He has been active in the Republican Party participating at the local, state, and national levels. Page 1 of 18 Tax Assessor - Collector – CR001 Bettencourt resides in Houston with his wife Susan and their two children, Christian and Henry. Bibliography: http://www.paulbettencourt.com Scrapbook (1998), Jim Fonteno Papers MC015, Harris County Archives, Houston, Texas. Collection Summary: Ten cubic feet of subject files (1991 – 2008) comprise the bulk of the collection and include minutes, reports, correspondence, memorandums, printed materials, manuals, budgets, maps, newspaper clippings, press releases, and photographs and also contain records from Carl Smith’s tenure. Several published articles deal with Houston and tax office history (1923, 1954, 1983) and the functions of the tax office in 1956. Three training manuals (2001 – 2003) document the transition of the office to computer- centered functions. Photographs and photonegatives of 1 cubic foot record the people and physical locations for the tax office, the bulk unprocessed. Three video tapes, 1998 – 1999, record Bettencourt’s election and news broadcasts about the office. Archivist’s Note: No discernible order was determined in the records received from the Harris County Tax Assessor – Collector’s Office and was processed using minimal processing standards. A description of records of the Tax Assessor – Collector’s Office in the Harris County Archives maybe found at http://www.harriscountyarchives.com/Research/How-to-Find- Records/County-Records_1. Page 2 of 18 Tax Assessor - Collector – CR001 Series: Subject Files Size: 10 cubic feet Range of Dates: 1991-2008, n.d. Restrictions on Access: None Restrictions on Use: None Scope and Contents Note: Subject Files (1991-2008) document the responsibilities of Harris County Tax Assessor – Collector Paul Bettencourt and his staff. The records include minutes, reports, correspondence, memorandums, printed materials, manuals, budgets, maps, newspaper clippings, press releases, and photographs. Inventory Title Date Location Redistricting 1991-1992 1865-X-01 Linebarger Contract 1995-2006 1865-X-02 Oath of Office – Commissioner’s and Bettencourt 1998-1999 1865-X-03 Tax Office Update and Auditor’s Report 1998-2000 1865-X-04 Tax Refund List 1998-2000 1865-X-05 Agreement to Sale Seized and Foreclosed Property 1999 1865-X-06 Interlocal Agreement in the Sale of Seized Property 1999 1865-X-07 Jurisdictions 1999 1865-X-08 Klein ISD 1999 1865-X-09 Management Study 1999 1865-X-10 Tax Warrants 1999 1865-X-11 TAAO – Texas Association of Assessing Officers 2001-2003 1865-X-12 Training 1999 1865-X-13 Troy Blando 1999 1865-X-14 Page 3 of 18 Tax Assessor - Collector – CR001 Title Date Location Vehicle Inventory – Tax Office Fees 1999 1865-X-15 Voter Registration Reports 1999-2000 1865-X-16 Voter Registration Reports 1999-2000 1865-X-17 Voter Registration and Pending Elections 1999 1865-X-18 Voting Precincts and Redistricting 2000-2001 1865-X-19 Voting Precincts 2000-2001 1865-X-20 TIRZ 1999 1865-X-21 Director’s Meeting Agendas 1999 1866-X-01 West Houston TIRZ 1999 1866-X-02 Lake Houston TIRZ 1999 1866-X-03 Lake Houston TIRZ 1999-2000 1866-X-04 Lake Houston TIRZ 1999-2000 1866-X-05 Memorial City TIRZ 1999 1866-X-06 Lake Houston and Memorial City TIRZ 1999-2002 1866-X-07 City Park TIRZ 1994-2002 1866-X-08 Emissions Study Results of Grandfathered Survey 1997 1866-X-09 Air Quality Reference Guide 1999 1866-X-10 Emissions Study: Eight County Registered Vehicle Study 1of 2 2000 1866-X-11 Emissions Study: Eight County Registered Vehicle Study 2of 2 2000 1866-X-12 Emissions Study – Environmental Analysis 2000-2002 1866-X-13 Emissions Study – Air Quality 2000-2002 1866-X-14 Presentations and Conferences 1999-2006 1866-X-15 Telecommunications – Intergraded Multi Service Proposal 1999 1867-X-01 Houston Sports Arena Taxes 1999 1867-X-02 Houston Sports Arena Taxes 1999 1867-X-03 Houston Sports Arena Taxes 1999-2000 1867-X-03 Page 4 of 18 Tax Assessor - Collector – CR001 Title Date Location Houston Sports Arena Taxes 2000 1867-X-04 Houston Sports Arena Taxes 2000 1867-X-05 Houston Sports Arena Taxes 2000 1867-X-06 Houston Sports Arena Taxes 2000 1867-X-07 Houston Sports Arena Taxes 2000 1867-X-08 Houston Sports Arena Taxes 2000 1867-X-09 Houston Sports Arena Taxes 2000 1867-X-10 Enron Field Taxes 1999-2000 1867-X-11 Enron Field Tax Analysis 2002 1867-X-12 Enron Field Tax Analysis 2002 1867-X-13 Enron Field Tax Analysis 2002 1867-X-14 Enron Field Tax Appraisal 2000 1867-X-15 Enron Field Tax Appraisal 2002 1867-X-16 Enron Field Tax Appraisal 2002 1867-X-17 Sports Authority – Chilled Water Contract 1998-2000 1867-X-18 Sports Authority Agreement – Arena Development 2000 1867-X-19 Sports Authority Arena 2000 1867-X-20 Sports Authority Arena 2000 1867-X-21 Sports Authority Arena 2000 1867-X-22 Sports Authority Arena 2000 1867-X-23 Sports Authority Arena – News Paper Articles 2000 1867-X-24 Sports Authority Arena Press Conference 2000 1867-X-25 Year End Totals & Y2K Compliance 1998-1999 1868-X-01 Karyn Ward 1999-2003 1868-X-02 Update and Tax Office Times 1998-2001 1868-X-03 Tax Office Times – Markups 2001 1868-X-04 Page 5 of 18 Tax Assessor - Collector – CR001 Title Date Location Tax Office Timelines and Media Articles 1999 – 2006 1868-X-05 Tax Office Tempo 2006 1868-X-06 Media and Press Releases 1998-2000 1868-X-07 Media and Press Releases 2000-2001 1868-X-08 Media – Delinquent Property Taxes 2001-2002 1868-X-09 Media – Delinquent Property Taxes 2002 1868-X-10 Media - Houston Chronicle Editorials 2000-2003 1868-X-11 Media - Houston Chronicle Editorials 2002 1868-X-12 Media and Press Releases 2001-2002 1868-X-13 Media and Press Releases 2002 1868-X-14 Media and Press Releases 2000-2003 1868-X-15 Media and Press Releases 2003 1868-X-16 Media and Press Releases 2003-2004 1868-X-17 Media and Power Point Presentations 2002 1868-X-18 Media and Power Point Presentations 2003 1868-X-19 Media – Channel 11 KHOU 2002-2005 1868-X-20 Media – Channel 11 KHOU 2006 1868-X-21 Media and Press Releases 2004-2005 1868-X-22 Media and Press Releases 2005-2006 1868-X-23 Media and Press Releases 2005-2006 1868-X-24 Media and Press Releases 2006 1868-X-25 Media and Press Releases 2006 1868-X-26 Houston Chronicle Editorial Board 2004-2006 1868-X-27 Houston Chronicle Editorial Board 2004-2006 1868-X-28 Channel 13 KTRK 2003-2006 1868-X-29 Procedure for Execution of Press Conference 2002 1868-X-30 Page 6 of 18 Tax Assessor - Collector – CR001 Title Date Location Press Conference and Speech Secretary of State n.d. 1868-X-31 Press Conference –Point of Sales Sticker 2005 1868-X-32 Press Conference – Fraudulent Auto Titles 2008 1868-X-33 Real Property Presentations 2000 1868-X-34 Secretary of State Conference Presentation 2000-2002 1868-X-35 Presentations – Introduction to Harris County Tax Office: A Three 2002 1868-X-36 Year Review The E Check Presentation 2001-2006 1868-X-37 Tax Office Presentations 2001-2006 1868-X-38 Voter Registration Presentation 2001-2002 1868-X-39 Tax Relief Presentations 2003-2008 1868-X-40 Presentations BOMA and the Houston Club 2001-2002 1869-X-01 Press Conference Business and Personal Property Tax and Vehicle 2000 1869-X-02 Fleet Study Press Conference – House Bill 474 and Property Tax Caps 2003 1869-X-03 Press Conference – Metro Rail and Property Tax 2003 1869-X-04 Press Conference - Voter Registration and Military Property Tax 2004 1869-X-05 Benefit Press Conference – 2004 Voter Kickoff 2004 1869-X-06 Speaking Engagements 2005 1869-X-07 Speaking Engagements 2005 1869-X-08 Speaking Engagements 2005 1869-X-09 Speaking Engagements 2005 1869-X-10 City of Houston Run Off Election 1999 1869-X-11 General Election
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