Barber Sworn In as TACA President

TYLER — Smith County Tax Assessor-Collector Gary Barber was sworn in as the President of the Tax Assessor-Collectors’ Association (TACA) of Texas during the annual TACA conference this month in Abilene. “I am proud to have the opportunity to serve as president during a legislative year,” Barber said. Barber said the Tax Assessor-Collectors’ Association is an organization that provides support to its members and serves as a watchdog group for tax-related legislation in Austin. “We have a lot of contact with the taxpayers in our counties, and we try to look out for any legislation that may affect them,” he said.

Barber was elected Tax Assessor-Collector of Smith County in 2005. He was the recipient of the prestigious TACA President’s award in 2009. “TACA is so important to me. Without this organization, I would not have made it through my first year as Tax Assessor-Collector. This is why I want to be active on their board and someday I might help other members, the way they helped me,” Barber said.