Senate Bill 1062 and House Bill 3228, filed by Sen. Hancock and Rep. Muñoz, will give consumers the right to participate in title insurance rate hearings by providing standing to the public to appear as a party, to offer evidence at hearings, and to request a rate hearing be held to consider a rate change more frequently than every five years.
Taxes & Spending
Assessing Tax Trends in the City of Dallas
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Dallas? 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 18, 2026