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TEA Takes Over Another Texas School District After ‘Decades of Dysfunction’
South San Antonio ISD installed a new board of managers appointed by the Texas Education Agency.
Houston Business Owners Challenge Minority Contracting Requirements
The federal lawsuits seek to declare Minority and Women-Owned Business programs unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
Houston METRO To Provide $10 Million to City’s New Homeless Initiative
METRO Chair Elizabeth Gonzales Brock said she plans to take back the transit system from the homeless.
Middle School Custodian Arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor
Jason Giuliani was a contract employee at Allen ISD’s Curtis Middle School.
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Coppell Hiking Taxes More Than 6 Percent
The City of Coppell has proposed a property tax rate that would see the city’s average property tax bill for homeowners jump over 6 percent in one year, from $2,193 to $2,337. According to data from the Dallas Central Appraisal District, the city’s average property...
Brownsville Officials Propose Property Tax Increase
The city of Brownsville is proposing a new tax rate which is above the “effective” tax rate and would amount to a tax hike for property taxpayers. The “effective” tax rate, also known as the “no-new-revenue” rate, is the rate at which a taxing entity will acquire...
Bedford Officials Propose 9 Percent Tax Hike
The City of Bedford has proposed a property tax rate that would increase the city’s average property tax bill for homeowners over 9 percent from just last year, from $1,142 to $1,252. Data from the Tarrant Appraisal District shows that Bedford’s average property tax...
New Info Revealed in Tarrant Water District Cover-Up
Companies under contract with the Tarrant Regional Water District for a secretive water marketing campaign are now revealed to be RO Two Media, LLC and Charlie Uniform Tango. Both have offices in Dallas. Last month, Texas Scorecard discovered that the City of Dallas...
Leander Looks to Cut Taxes, Spending
As cities across Central Texas prepare to raise taxes, one town is going against the grain with a different proposal: letting citizens keep more of their own hard-earned cash. Leander City Council, with a freshly elected reform-minded majority, is preparing to pass a...
Canyon Commissioners Considering Tax Increase
Taxpayers in Canyon can expect to pay more in property taxes with the city commissioners' proposed tax rate. According to information released from the City of Canyon, commissioners are proposing a property tax rate of $0.44993 per $100 valuation, which is higher than...
Panhandle Groundwater Board Advances Nearly 8 Percent Tax Increase
Members of the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District board of directors have voted to advance consideration of a possible 7.9 percent increase in property tax revenues. According to information from the PGCD, directors voted 7-0 to consider increasing tax...
Dallas County Proposes 8 Percent Tax Hike
Dallas County is proposing a property tax rate that would raise the county’s average tax bill for homeowners over 8 percent. Data from the Dallas Appraisal District shows that from 2013-2018, the county’s average property tax bill for homeowners increased 48.7...
Tarrant County Proposes 9 Percent Tax Hike
Tarrant County commissioners are proposing a new property tax rate that would raise the county’s average property tax bill for homeowners over 9 percent from last year. Even worse, data published from Tarrant County concurs with data from the Tarrant Appraisal...