Deborah Hunt was elected Williamson County Tax Assessor/Collector in 1996 and took office January 1, 1997, with 12 years of prior experience as a Tax Assessor/Collector. Ms. Hunt has a long history of public service. She was appointed to fulfill terms as Justice of the Peace in 1994 and as a Williamson County Magistrate from 1995-1996.
On the forefront of technology, Ms. Hunt has taken a leadership role in allowing the use of charge cards for on-line payment of motor vehicle renewals and property taxes along with the use of the eChecks for on-line payment of property taxes. She is well known throughout the state for serving as a test site for TxDOT to pilot upgrades and new systems. Her office is currently serving as a development site for the newest property tax system in Texas which allows her to have significant influence on how the system is written to be customer and user friendly.
Ms. Hunt is a native, sixth generation Texan and has lived in Williamson County since 1978. She is married with a son and daughter and two grandchildren.
Deborah Hunt earned her Registered Texas Assessor/Collector certification in 1986 and earned the designation of Certified Tax Administrator in 1988. Ms. Hunt currently serves on the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts (TAAD) and the Tax Assessor Collectors Association of Texas (TACA) legislative committees. She is a former chair of the Texas Department of Transportation Liaison Committee for TACA. Former Governor George W. Bush appointed her to the Board of Tax Professional Examiners in 1999 where she was appointed as chair in 2003 by Governor Rick Perry. Ms. Hunt is assisting with the development of a tax collection educational program for the International Association of Assessing Officers of which she is a member. In addition, she is a member of the Williamson County Investment Committee and an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Williamson Central Appraisal District. She is a graduate of the 2006-2007 Texas Association of Counties Leadership Foundation. She was appointed by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs to the Property Tax Technical Advisory Committee. Ms. Hunt was named TAAD’s Board Member of the Year in 2003 and she was named Tax Assessor/Collector of the year by TACA in 2004. In 2008 Ms. Hunt was awarded CTA of the year by the Institute of Certified Tax Administrators and received the Texas Assessor Collectors Association of Texas Presidents Award. In 2009 she was named the 2009 recipient of the Earl Luna Award presented by the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts (TAAD). This award is named after the first president of the TAAD, Earl Luna, chairman of the Dallas Central Appraisal District, and is presented to the TAAD member who has, over a period of years, made a significant contribution to TAAD through participation in its activities and who has made an outstanding contribution to the realization of the mission of the TAAD.