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Will Williamson County Taxpayers Pay More?
Williamson County officials are currently proposing a tax increase on property owners and a bond election that will result in higher taxes as well. “Williamson County is the fifth fastest-growing county in the state of Texas. Through our long-range transportation...
Keller School District Taxpayers Face $315M Bond Election
Keller Independent School District taxpayers will be asked this November to increase their debt burden by over $300 million, thanks to a unanimous vote of the school board’s seven members Monday night. If voters approve the bond in November, this debt would be added...
City of Fate Considers Raising Property Taxes
Fate City Council members are considering a proposed budget for the next fiscal year which would raise property taxes paid by property owners a staggering 26 percent more than the previous year. Fate’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020 would dramatically increase...
City of Austin, Travis County Clash Over Who Gets to Tax Austinites
The city of Austin is known for its exorbitantly high tax rates, with these figures increasing dramatically for individual residents in recent years. Notably, property taxes have been raised to 43.86 cents per $100 and have increased as much as 100 percent over the...
Lawmakers Continue to Sound Off on Bonnen Investigation
Members of the Texas House continue to sound off after listening to the audio recording of the meeting between Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan and Speaker Dennis Bonnen, in which Bonnen made a quid pro quo offer of House media credentials in exchange for...
Austinites: You’re About to Lose More Cash
Struggling to afford living in Austin? Your local government is about to make you struggle even more. Austinites are about to lose more of their hard-earned cash, courtesy of Austin City Council. City Manager Spencer Cronk recently announced a new tax increase for the...
Texas Democrat Primary: What Does It Reveal About Liberal Texas Voters
The Texas Democrat Presidential Primary is seven months away, and it’s already shaping up to be one of the most contentious in recent memory. Spurred on by hatred for President Donald Trump, the Democrat field has swelled to over 20 candidates, with everyone from...
Bonnen Spokesperson Promotes Defense of Alleged Behavior
In the spotlight of a new investigation by the Texas Rangers Public Integrity Unit, a spokesperson for Speaker Dennis Bonnen appears to be defending his behavior as just "politics as usual." On Monday morning, the Texas House General Investigating Committee...
McKinney Previews Budget, Tax Increases
McKinney residents got their first look at the city’s spending plans for the coming year at a city council budget workshop held Friday morning. During the meeting, it was revealed the city’s administrative expenses would grow faster than any other spending category....