COVID-19 Drives Texas Sales Tax Collections to Record Lows
Texas took in about $2.6 billion in state sales taxes in May, according to new numbers released today. The May collections were 13.2% less...
Prop. 4 may eliminate Texas' franchise tax
With 10 proposed Constitutional Amendments on the ballot, voters are tasked with taking the future of the state’s Constitution into their own hands. One...
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...
Waiting for Tax Relief? Texas Homeowners Will Get Less Than Expected.
Statewide property values increased last year, on average, by a staggering 10.75 percent, according to the Texas Comptroller’s preliminary findings for 2019.
This is greater...
We can't trust Ken Strange with our money
Ken Strange is no stranger to conflict, raising doubts if Texans can trust him in Austin.
Ken Strange: Pays His Taxes Late, Raised Taxes for Us
Which is it, Ken?
State Representative District 45 candidate Ken Strange says he wants to build the economy with jobs and reduced property taxes. Yet...
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...
Did Texas Lawmakers Successfully Cut Property Taxes?
In 2019, Texas lawmakers pushed reforms to help cut property taxes, while also aiming to raise the state’s share of the cost of public...
Analysis: Asking Texas Voters to Swap Higher Sales Taxes for Property Tax Cuts
In the rush of legislation filed before last week’s deadline, you wouldn’t be the only person who missed the measure proposing a 6.26 percent...
Rigged: How Corporate Tax Cuts Increase Property Taxes for Homeowners
Over the past 10 years, Texas legislators have voted to cut taxes for corporations while freezing education spending, passing the buck to Texas homeowners.
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