Konni Burton is raising your taxes
Establishment politicians want us to believe - a few weeks before the election - they are finally concerned about skyrocketing local property taxes. We know the truth - it’s the politicians in Austin like Konni Burton who are directly responsible for this problem.
Despite staggering pandemic losses, Texas budget forecast better than expected, state comptroller says
Despite “historic declines,” state lawmakers will have more money to work with in the upcoming legislative session than Comptroller Glenn Hegar expected over the...
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...
Texans Increasingly See Housing Costs Out Of Reach
Buying a house in Texas is getting harder, not easier, looking at several economic factors.
People who move to Texas hear the sales pitch over...
House committee passes Senate property tax bill — after altering it to look more...
Blasting the Senate for taking a symbolic approach on school district taxes, a panel of House lawmakers heavily altered then approved the upper chamber’s...
Texas Developers Find a New Cash Cow: Cows
A recently enacted Texas law gives agricultural property owners a break in rollback tax, providing them financial benefits by reducing mandated rollback years as...
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...
Joan Huffman is raising your taxes
State Representative Joan Huffman wants voters to believe she wants to fight for property tax relief. What she doesn’t mention is she’s actually responsible for their taxes going up in the first place.
Senate Property Tax Reform Bill Passes Out of Committee
(Pictured: Paul Bettencourt)
In the State of the State Address, Governor Abbott listed property tax reform as one of his six emergency items for the...
Texas Homeowners House Values Skyrocket
Over the past few weeks, Texas homeowners have been struck with appraisal notices that have left them open-mouthed.Home values have skyrocketed by hundreds of...
