"Winter Texans" are singing the blues, decrying that they call, "double taxation." It seems down in Hidalgo County, some RVers who put up in some of those sunny RV parks are having their rigs taxed as "real property." The RVers claim their rigs aren’t real property, and that Hidalgo County is unfairly taxing them.
The problem seems to center on interpretation. Many of the rigs in question are park models; the owner’s have already paid sales tax on the rigs, and the county, for their part, wants to add a bit more to their coffers. When the park model rigs are put up in an RV park, those who add porches, awnings, or skirts. The owners claim their park models are easily moved, and the county says, "They’re permanent."
It’s a controversy that’s been going on for years, and it doesn’t look like there’s a quick solution to it. Lawsuits have been filed, but they’re not moving any faster toward resolution than the famed Texas armadillo. Check out the full story.
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