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...
Texas House Republicans Accuse Senate of Framing Property Tax Plan as “California” Model
There is no dirtier slur in Texas Republican politics than describing something as like “California,” and the term has now entered the property tax...
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...
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...
Analysis: The Texas House is handcuffing property tax relief to education reforms
Texas isn’t going to get any action on property taxes without reforms to school finance, if the latest House maneuver is the barometer.
The House...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Former Tax Employee Valoree Swanson Now Wants to Eliminate Property Taxes
Valoree Swanson talks a big game about lowering property taxes, but her history on the taxpayer dime tells a different story.
