Brooke Terry will be a guest on the Dan Patrick Show (KSEV AM 700 – Houston) at 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20th. She and the host, Sen. Dan Patrick, will talk about the State Board of Educator Certification’s proposed rule changes regarding alternative certification, as well as the State Board of Education’s vote later this week on changes to the state’s English/Language Arts curriculum.
Taxes & Spending
Assessing Tax Trends in the City of Austin
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Austin? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over a 10-year time horizon. Using these audited estimates, we can gauge the growth of government (i.e., tax levy trends), assess its reasonability...
February 19, 2026