School officials say their vision is to make El Paso a “Destination District.”
Property Taxes
Central Texas School Districts Seek Voter Approval for Increasing Tax Rates
Liberty Hill, Manor, Marble Falls, and San Marcos all have a VATRE proposition on the ballot to increase school district funding.
Big Win for Whitesboro Citizens: No Property Tax Increase
Citizens convinced Whitesboro city officials to reverse course on a big property tax increase.
Analysis: Texans Are Already Taxed Like Kamala Harris Is in Charge
Is Texas’ property tax an unrealized gains tax?
Hood County Commissioners Adopt No-New-Revenue Property Tax Rate
Officials in Galveston, Tarrant, and Lubbock counties also set property tax rates at or below the taxpayer-friendly no-new-revenue rate.
Two Lubbock Commissioners Stop County Tax Increase
Commissioner Jordan Rackler noted that the county is still collecting and spending more money.
Whitesboro Set to Raise Property Taxes 30% Without Voter Approval
The city council members’ proposed rate will increase the average homeowner’s city tax bill by 45 percent.
Lubbock County Judge Makes Final Press for Tax Increase
Radio host Robert Pratt said “Bow Tie Bully” Curtis Parrish is trying to “scare Lubbock voters” about the impact of the No New Revenue rate.
Austin’s Rental Rates Drop as Construction Booms, But Tax Hikes Loom Large
Rent is going down, but taxes are going up.
Houston City Council Considering Tax Increase
The city has until October 28 to set a tax rate.