Tax Division

The City of La Porte has partnered for Property Tax Collection Services with GCCISD Tax Services Office as of August 1, 2016. GCCISD Tax Services specializes in property tax collections in an effort to reduce administrative costs and place the savings back to the tax entity. They have provided multi-jurisdiction collections for over thirty years. Payments can still be made at the City of La Porte and utilizing the other options listed below.

Option 1:

Pay in person at the City of La Porte, 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, or at the Baytown GCCISD Tax Services location, 607 W. Baker Rd., Baytown, Texas.  Holidays and hours are posted on the tax website: http://tax.gccisd.net

Option 2: Pay by mail

Taxpayers may mail their payments to the address listed below. U. S. Postal Service Postmarks will be honored as Texas State law requires. Payment can be made by check, money order, Cashier’s Check. Please do not mail cash, money orders are acceptable in lieu of cash. Make your checks payable to: GCCISD Tax Services. Include your detachable portion of the tax bill with payment or your account number and tax year for which you are paying.

Tax Services
P. O. Box 2805
Baytown, TX 77522

Option 3: Website Online Payments

Taxpayers may pay taxes online using a credit card or electronic check at http://tax.gccisd.net . If you experience difficulties we have secondary website payment option: Taxpayers can also go online to: www.officialpayments.com and select jurisdiction code 6128 and follow the prompts to complete your credit card or electronic check payment.

Option 4: Pay by Phone

Taxpayers may make a payment using a credit card by phone. You will need your property tax account number. Payment by phone is: 1-800-272-9829, Jurisdiction Code 6128. (Bilingual services provided)

Option 5: Pay after hours at any one of the drop box locations:

Goose Creek CISD Administration Building, 607 W. Baker Rd., Baytown, Texas

Galena Park ISD Administration Building, 14705 Woodforest Blvd., Houston, Texas

FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Please contact GCCISD Tax Services

281-420-4845 or toll free at (866) 711-4845

Monday through Friday unless otherwise posted 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Industrial District In-Lieu of Taxes

Payments for the city of La Porte Industrial District may be paid by the 2 options provided below:
 

Option 1: In Person 

Pay in person at the City of La Porte City Hall located at 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas 77571 Monday- Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except City observed holidays. We also accept credit card payments with the exception of American Express. 
 

Option 2: By Mail 

Industrial District Payments may also be mailed to the address provided below. U.S. Postal Service Postmarks will be honored as Texas State law requires. Please make checks payable to: City of La Porte and either include the detachable portion of the statement with your payment or provide the property account number and/or contract number for which you are paying. 
 City of La Porte
 Attn: Tax Dept.
 604 W. Fairmont Parkway 
 La Porte, TX 77571
 
 For any questions related to your City of La Porte Industrial District Tax Statement please contact the City of La Porte at 281-470-5020. 

Hotel Taxes

A hotel's owner, operator, or manager must collect hotel taxes from their guests. For the purposes of the tax, a hotel is considered to be any building in which members of the public rent sleeping accommodations for $15 or more per day. Local hotel taxes apply to sleeping rooms costing $2 or more per day. The tax covers hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts, as well as condominiums, apartments, and houses rented for less than 30 consecutive days.

Hotel tax does not apply to:

• Condominiums, apartments, and houses leased for more than 30 consecutive days
• Hospitals
• Nursing homes
• Sanitariums
• Student dormitories operated by colleges and universities

The current hotel tax rate for the City of La Porte is 7%. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email the Tax Division.