Abbott, Patrick, Bonnen Aim to Freeze Local Property Taxes if Cities Defund Police
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen traveled to Fort Worth, the only major Texas city led by...
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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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...
Senate Property Tax Reform Bill Passes Out of Committee
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In the State of the State Address, Governor Abbott listed property tax reform as one of his six emergency items for the...
Big Tax Bills Surprise New Homeowners in Denton
Texas already has one of the highest property tax rates in the country, but some North Texas residents found thousands of dollars in additional...
How would lawmakers' plan to hike sales taxes and drop property taxes affect Texans?
Texas lawmakers are expected to debate a plan this week that would raise the taxes consumers pay when they go shopping in order to...
GOP Political Rhetoric Derails 2023 Harris County Budget
The two Republican Harris County commissioners, Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey and Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle, skipped the 10 a.m. Harris County commissioners...
The property tax reform package is heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk
A sweeping property tax reform bill that aims to slow rising property tax growth will soon head to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for approval, capping...
Senate And House Lawmakers Are Divided On Best Path For Property Tax Relief
Lawmakers have promised to deliver tax relief to property owners this legislative session but it is unclear whether the House and Senate can reach...
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.
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