The “purple session” and property tax reform is the signal that it’s time for the grassroots to get involved with their local governments.
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Debt Wins Big on Local Ballots
Metroplex residents voted themselves higher property tax bills by approving most city and school district debt propositions on their May 4 ballots.
Texas House Goes Halfway on Bond Transparency
A measure passes that would require local governments to provide more transparency about debt proposals and their tax impact—but only online.
Dallas Proposition Advances Transparency
The City of Dallas has advanced nine charter amendments on November’s ballot. The first would require that taxpayers see the total cost of future debt propositions on the ballot, a key transparency reform advocated for by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and a...
Local Debt Requires Local Action
Reforms to the debt-issuing process are needed to make it more fair and transparent. Several schools we’ve approached are working to adopt them, but others won’t if Texans fail to ask!