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Galveston Tax Assessor Calls for Harvey Reappraisals
Following Hurricane Harvey, many local officials have repeatedly opposed requests by taxpayers and other lawmakers to reappraise property damaged by the storm. But, one county tax assessor is leading the charge for reappraisals to give recovering taxpayers a bit of a...
Chambers County Comes Out Against Straus
On Monday, the Chambers County Republican Party became the latest local chapter to join a growing chorus of county delegations to call for new leadership in the Texas House. In a vote of 4-1, the county’s executive committee advanced a resolution expressing no...
“Struggling” Internet Giant Amazon Holds Hand Out to Taxpayer
E-commerce and cloud computing giant, Amazon.com Inc., recently made waves when it announced plans to expand its North American footprint with a second U.S.-based headquarters. Dubbed “HQ2,” the company is shopping for the ideal location, sending state and local...
Sylvester Turner Plans to Bust the Property Tax Cap
After a memo from the Houston controller declaring that the proposed 2018 tax rate could not be verified, Mayor Sylvester Turner responded saying that there is no need for verification and he was moving forward on his rate request. On Monday morning, city controller...
Taxpayers Are Keeping Score
The Texas Legislature finished its work two months ago with lawmakers failing to deliver on many of the issues that matter most to taxpayers. With complete Republican control, lawmakers had time to designate an official Twitter hashtag and play a football game among...
Is Sylvester Turner Still Planning A Tax Increase?
After convincing the state to provide Houston with $50 million in disaster relief in order to avoid increasing property taxes, Mayor Sylvester Turner seems to have reversed his course. City Controller Chris Brown, whose responsibilities include verifying the tax rate,...
Dallas Puts Billion-Dollar Bond Package on November Ballot
Big city officials are always eager to borrow and spend big bucks, and send the bill to taxpayers. The city of Dallas is no different. Dallas City Council wants to tax and spend over a billion dollars on a huge wish list of city projects. On November 7, they’re asking...
The Retama Park Boondoggle: A Comprehensive Report
Since its inception, the story of Retama Park has never been completely told. News articles that touch on the track usually lack needed context and key elements. This may be attributable in part to the complexity of the endeavor or the power of the individuals...
Houston Mayor Racking Up Tax-Funded Sky Miles
Serving as mayor of a big city provides some perks; generous pay and benefits, national and international recognition, and apparently, extensive travel. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is nearing his two-year mark in office, and in those first twenty-four months he’s...