…them for their vote in the 2017 municipal election. His wife and business associate were also charged with voter fraud. Molina was first elected as mayor of Edinburg in 2017….
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Fort Worth’s Planned Property Tax Increase Includes ‘Unused’ Hikes From Prior Years
…the current year’s voter-approval rate, without requiring a vote. Fort Worth tax rates for 2022-23 (per $100 assessed valuation): Proposed tax rate = $0.7125 No-new-revenue rate = $0.6668 Voter-approval rate…
Texas AG Opinion Authorizes Public Access to ‘Anonymous Voted Ballots’
…election-record retention period, as long as any confidential voter-identifying information is redacted. “This opinion is a very big deal for those who care about election integrity,” said Tony McDonald, an…
Time for Texas Taxpayers to Weigh in on City Budgets
…raises property tax levies by more than 3.5 percent. Within conservative Collin County, just north of Dallas, cities are staying below that voter approval rate. Some are even adopting the…
Speaker Phelan Doubles Down on Support for Controversial Corporate Welfare Program
…lawmakers worked to gut it, stripping renovations from eligible projects and proposing voter approval of 313 projects. Those changes were deemed unsuitable by Murphy, who postponed his bill beyond the…
Federal Judge Strikes Blow to Texas Election Integrity Law
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel blocked a new state law that bolstered Texas voter residency requirements, marking a blow to the effort to protect Texas election integrity. Texas…
How Texans’ Property Tax Increases Could Spike Despite Past ‘Reform’
…Senate Bill 2 limited cities and counties to annual property tax increases of 3.5 percent, unless voters approve a higher tax rate that raises more revenue. The new “voter-approval rate”…
Amid Presidential Rumors, Poll Shows Zero Support for Glenn Youngkin in Texas
…consideration, Youngkin’s support climbs to 1 percent. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dominates the poll without Trump, garnering 56 percent of Republican voter support. Gov. Greg Abbott, meanwhile, registered 4 percent…
East Texas Lawmaker Wants to Make it Easier for Cities to Raise Taxes
…to go beyond that cap must hold an election for voter approval. State Rep. Jay Dean (R–Longview) claims his concern is with budgets in smaller cities and county governments. In…
Local Government Spending ‘Wildly Out of Step’ with What Texas Taxpayers Can Afford
…libraries, parks, and other public services—as well as to pay off voter-approved bond debt. Property Tax Bills = Taxable (Assessed) Property Value x Tax Rate Property owners pay taxes on…