In-Depth: Property Taxes, Recapture and State/Local Share of Public Education Funding
AUSTIN, TX – The House Appropriations Subcommittee (S/C) on Article III held a meeting Wednesday, February 20th to listen to testimony on House Budget...
Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Property Tax Relief
Tasked by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick with finding ways to give homeowners and business property owners tax relief as appraisal values skyrocket, the Senate...
Small Business Saturday supports local businesses
We hear it constantly in candidate stump speeches: Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. In Texas, an incredible number of entrepreneurs have...
We can't trust Konni Burton with our money
Establishment politicians like Konni Burton won't help finance Texas schools.
Texas Economy Rides Rollercoaster of Uncertainty
The Texas economy appears to be on a bit of a pandemic-driven rollercoaster ride.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported Tuesday that August sales tax receipts,...
New Sales Tax Numbers Show Texans Were Still Spending in March
All that toilet paper buying may have had an impact on state sales taxes last month. According to the latest report from the state...
Property Tax Proposal Piles One More Worry on Texas' Rural Hospital Districts
Squeezed by Medicare cuts and a growing number of uninsured patients, rural hospital districts in Texas are worried that the Legislature’s property tax reform...
Texans Were in a Buying Mood Last Month
New sales tax numbers released by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today show Texans have been doing a lot of shopping.
State sales tax receipts for...
How Will COVID-19 Affect My Property Taxes?
As homeowners across Texas receive their 2020 property appraisal notices, Reform Austin has launched an online resource to help everyone understand how the property...
A Texas sales tax increase would hit poor people the hardest
Texas’ Republican leadership wants to raise the taxes that consumers pay when they go shopping in order to lower the taxes that homeowners and...
