Deadline Watch: USPS Postmark Rule Changes

As posted on the Texas Comptroller’s website: U.S. Postal Service rules changes could mean delays for mail being postmarked by one or more days after it is received by the post office. This could cause payments and reports to be counted late for any submissions to the agency that are date sensitive. The Postal Service…

Dealing with mailing address changes

Per Runnels CAD policies and procedures, all requests to change the mailing address on a property account must be submitted in writing. You may email, mail, fax, hand deliver, or carrier pigeon your written request – manner of delivery doesn’t really matter – so long as we have a written request that can be placed…

Bids for Roofing Project

The Appraisal District roof needs replacement, so we are now accepting bids from prospective contractors. All bids submitted must be sealed. If you or someone you know does commercial roofing and think you would be able to do the job at a competitive rate, call our office to set up an appointment to view the…

Hutchins or Hutchings?

“Confusion is apparent all over town,” declared an article published in The Ballinger Ledger in August 1977. How should the main street running through Ballinger be spelled: Hutchin/Hutchins or Hutchings? This was a highly contested issue going back nearly to the town’s founding, but actually, both schools of thought were wrong in that attorneys stated…