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...

Texas Sales Tax Revenues Still on the Decline

State sales tax revenues totaled $2.67 billion in June, a 6.5% drop from June 2019, according to information released by Comptroller Glenn Hegar Wednesday.  The...

Rodney Anderson voted for more taxes, less school funding

When will Anderson and other state lawmakers step up and give Texas children the opportunity to succeed and give Texas homeowners a break?

Gov. Greg Abbott, legislative leaders assert confidence as deadline nears to cut property taxes

Showing their usual united front, the state’s “Big Three” political leaders on Friday tried to remake their case for why the Texas Legislature should...

Is Texas A Good State For Retirement?

In short, no.  WalletHub, a personal finance website, ranked the best states to retire to across three metrics. “Affordability,” or the adjusted cost of living,...

Gary Elkins is raising your taxes

Don’t be fooled. We are paying more in taxes and getting less, and Gary Elkins is to blame.

Should Texas Taxes From Online Sales Go to Where the Buyer Is or Where...

When a Dallas resident purchases a Dell computer online, in addition to the selling price, they pay for the sales tax associated with it....

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...

Here’s How Different Proposals at the Texas Capitol Could Change Property Tax Bills

Top state leaders have toured the state promising Texans they will feel less financially cramped by oversized property tax bills after the legislative session....

Time is Running Out to File Your 2019 Federal Tax Return

If you haven’t filed your 2019 income tax return, you are about to run out of time. Due to the disruption brought by the...
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