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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.
Mass Arrests in Colony Ridge: Authorities Target Criminal Aliens
Gov. Greg Abbott said the operation had been in the works with President Donald Trump’s border czar for months.
Local Archive
Georgetown Raising Taxes, Making Corrupt Deals
Georgetown homeowners: You’re paying hundreds of dollars more per year in taxes so your city council can make corrupt deals—and this year, you’re about to pay even more. Georgetown City Council is preparing to approve their budget for next year, one that will force...
Tarrant Water District Cover Up?
The Tarrant Regional Water District has filed an appeal with Attorney General Ken Paxton to block taxpayers from seeing contracts for a marketing campaign they are funding. Last month, Texas Scorecard reported how the City of Dallas renewed an agreement with the TRWD...
Commentary: Who is Responsible for Montgomery County’s High Water Bills?
My name is Harry Hardman, and I am the vice president of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District [Montgomery County's groundwater regulatory agency] and the district representative for Groundwater Management Area 14 [the regional subdivision of the...
Midland Property Taxpayers to See Across-the-Board Increases
As property values in the Midland area continue to rise, local officials at the city, county, school district, and community college are setting tax rates that will force property owners to pay higher tax bills, on average, than in previous years. All of the below...
Tarrant Regional Water District Raising Taxes
Tarrant Regional Water District has proposed a property tax rate that would dramatically increase the property taxes homeowners would pay to the district. Data from the Tarrant Appraisal District shows that the district’s average property tax bill for homeowners...
Amarillo City Council Backing Tax Increase
Property tax bills in Amarillo may soon rise again, as the Amarillo City Council considers approving a new tax increase. This week, council members voted to advance a proposed 2-cent property tax rate increase, which would raise the tax rate to $0.38851 per $100...
Montgomery County Joins Property Tax Revolution
Homeowners in Montgomery County will not see a skyrocketing increase in their county taxes for the first time in decades after the commissioners court adopted a projected budget that would lower the tax rate to the effective rate.The effective tax rate is...
Commentary: How Property Taxes Work
It's that time of year for cities and counties across Texas to tell you how wonderful they are for lowering your property tax "rate." Don’t be snowed! The tax "rate" is a meaningless number on its own. How many rates do you have in your bank account? How many loaves...
Property Taxpayers Win Again in Wylie
In another win for Wylie taxpayers, city officials recommended for the second year in a row lowering the property tax rate to keep tax bills from going up despite rising property values. Wylie City Council voted unanimously on August 13 to propose the “effective”...