Welcome to Lavaca County, Texas
Margaret Kallus

County Tax Assessor-Collector

Margaret Kallus

204 East Fourth Street
P. O. Box 293
Hallettsville, TX 77964

Phone: 361-798-3601
Fax: 361-798-5229


The Lavaca County Tax Office collects ad valorem taxes for Lavaca County, FMR, Lavaca Hospital District, Yoakum Hospital District and the Flood Control District. Other services provided by the office are:
  1. Registering motor vehicles and transferring motor vehicle titles
  2. Registering and titling boats and motors
  3. All voter registration duties
  4. Renewal of beer licenses
Office hours Monday through Friday:
  • Lobby: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Drive-up: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

On-Line payments for taxes click here 

On-Line payments for vehicle registrations click here

Subcontractors that sell Lavaca County auto registrations when a renewal notice is presented:
  • Yoakum: Wendel Motor Co., 204 Irvine, Yoakum, TX 77995
  • Shiner: Boehm Ford, 1711 N. Avenue E, Shiner, TX 77984
  • Moulton: Lala Insurance Agency, 216 W. Moore Street, Moulton, TX 77975

Duties & Responsibilities of the TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR from the Texas Association of Counties.
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