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Coppell Hiking Taxes More Than 6 Percent

Coppell Hiking Taxes More Than 6 Percent

by | Aug. 29, 2019 | Local

The City of Coppell has proposed a property tax rate that would see the city’s average property tax bill for homeowners jump over 6 percent in one year, from $2,193 to $2,337. According to data from the Dallas Central Appraisal District, the city’s average property...
Brownsville Officials Propose Property Tax Increase

Brownsville Officials Propose Property Tax Increase

by | Aug. 29, 2019 | Local

The city of Brownsville is proposing a new tax rate which is above the “effective” tax rate and would amount to a tax hike for property taxpayers.  The “effective” tax rate, also known as the “no-new-revenue” rate, is the rate at which a taxing entity will acquire...
Bedford Officials Propose 9 Percent Tax Hike

Bedford Officials Propose 9 Percent Tax Hike

by | Aug. 29, 2019 | Local

The City of Bedford has proposed a property tax rate that would increase the city’s average property tax bill for homeowners over 9 percent from just last year, from $1,142 to $1,252. Data from the Tarrant Appraisal District shows that Bedford’s average property tax...
New Info Revealed in Tarrant Water District Cover-Up

New Info Revealed in Tarrant Water District Cover-Up

by | Aug. 29, 2019 | Local

Companies under contract with the Tarrant Regional Water District for a secretive water marketing campaign are now revealed to be RO Two Media, LLC and Charlie Uniform Tango. Both have offices in Dallas. Last month, Texas Scorecard discovered that the City of Dallas...
Leander Looks to Cut Taxes, Spending

Leander Looks to Cut Taxes, Spending

by | Aug. 29, 2019 | Local

As cities across Central Texas prepare to raise taxes, one town is going against the grain with a different proposal: letting citizens keep more of their own hard-earned cash. Leander City Council, with a freshly elected reform-minded majority, is preparing to pass a...
Canyon Commissioners Considering Tax Increase

Canyon Commissioners Considering Tax Increase

by | Aug. 28, 2019 | Local

Taxpayers in Canyon can expect to pay more in property taxes with the city commissioners’ proposed tax rate. According to information released from the City of Canyon, commissioners are proposing a property tax rate of $0.44993 per $100 valuation, which is...
Where Is the Retraction?

Where Is the Retraction?

by | Aug. 28, 2019 | Commentary

House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s actions are threatening the future of Republicans in the Lone Star State. He has been caught in repeated lies yet refuses to retract his false statements. Meanwhile, the state’s GOP officials are standing idly by—choosing the convenience...
Abbott Endorses Lawmaker He Called “Liberal Lyle”

Abbott Endorses Lawmaker He Called “Liberal Lyle”

by | Aug. 27, 2019 | State

In February of 2018, Gov. Greg Abbott told voters in northern Bexar county to dump State Rep. Lyle Larson (R–San Antonio) in favor of challenger Chris Fails as part of his effort to replace liberal Republican legislators with more conservative opponents. “Lyle Larson...
Dallas County Proposes 8 Percent Tax Hike

Dallas County Proposes 8 Percent Tax Hike

by | Aug. 27, 2019 | Local

Dallas County is proposing a property tax rate that would raise the county’s average tax bill for homeowners over 8 percent. Data from the Dallas Appraisal District shows that from 2013-2018, the county’s average property tax bill for homeowners increased 48.7...
Tarrant County Proposes 9 Percent Tax Hike

Tarrant County Proposes 9 Percent Tax Hike

by | Aug. 27, 2019 | Local

Tarrant County commissioners are proposing a new property tax rate that would raise the county’s average property tax bill for homeowners over 9 percent from last year. Even worse, data published from Tarrant County concurs with data from the Tarrant Appraisal...
Where’s the Disconnect?

Where’s the Disconnect?

by | Aug. 27, 2019 | State

In the decades following the “counter-cultural” social revolutions of the 1960s, the Republican Party has claimed to have cornered the market, not just on conservative political ideologies but on self-identified Christian voters as well. The peak of the...
Georgetown Raising Taxes, Making Corrupt Deals

Georgetown Raising Taxes, Making Corrupt Deals

by | Aug. 26, 2019 | Local

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...
Klick Denies Caucus Meeting Request

Klick Denies Caucus Meeting Request

by | Aug. 26, 2019 | State

Leaders of the Texas House Republican Caucus have denied a request for an in-person meeting next month, despite calls from Republican lawmakers to do so. On Friday afternoon, 30 members of the caucus wrote a letter calling for a meeting to fill a vacancy in the caucus...
Tarrant Water District Cover Up?

Tarrant Water District Cover Up?

by | Aug. 26, 2019 | Local

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...
Burrows Speaks, And Lies

Burrows Speaks, And Lies

by | Aug. 25, 2019 | Commentary

After staying out of the public eye for a month, State Rep. Dustin Burrows last week began speaking about his role in the June meeting that has focused a light on the unethical actions of House Speaker Dennis Bonnen. Unfortunately, the Lubbock Republican has chosen to...