Cities that refuse to lower their tax rates enough will force taxpayers to pay more simply because their property value increased.
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Dallas Raises Taxes Despite Record Revenues
The Dallas City Council recently voted 14-1 to increase taxes on taxpayers next year. Over the last decade, city tax collections increased by a whopping thirty eight percent, when measured on a per-resident basis. Despite the sharp increase, city politicians claim it...
Southlake, Coppell Remain Top Tax Collectors
Across North Texas’ fifty most populous cities, Southlake and Coppell collect the most property tax revenue per resident. As more sunlight is cast on the murky world of local government finance, it’s becoming clear that many politicians base their tax rates on...
Local Snapshots Encourage Public Debate, Accountability
As inconvenient as it might be to big-spenders and bureaucrats, the government data published in our Metroplex Bureau’s Local Government Snapshot analysis is encouraging a much needed public debate regarding the proper size and scope of local government. Worried that...
North Texas Cities: Top 20 Largest Tax Bases
Property taxes aren’t a city’s only source of revenue, but you may be surprised to see which cities in the Metroplex have the largest property tax bases.
North Texas Cities: Top 20 Largest Debt Burdens
Cities primarily issue two forms of debt—tax and revenue supported bonds.
North Texas Cities: Top 20 Largest Bureaucracies
All but three cities with the highest number of staff are also among the top twenty highest spenders in North Texas.