Last month, the Friendswood Independent School District (FISD) ordered an election to be held on November 4th, 2025, at which time voters will decide on 4 separate bond propositions. According to the district’s bond promotion website, the measures are as follows: Proposition A proposes a $154,750,000 bond issuance for the purposes of constructing and redesigning...
Last month, the Belton Independent School District (BISD) ordered an election to be held on November 4th, 2025, at which time area voters will decide on 4 separate bond propositions. According to the district’s bond promotion website, here are the measures that will be considered: Proposition A proposes a $92,925,000 bond issuance for the purpose...
On August 7, 2025, Richardson Independent School District (RISD) issued a bond election order calling for a $1.4 billion bond package to be decided on the uniform election date in November (11/04/2025). The order sets out three bond propositions, with each one covering a different topic, including: Proposition A provides for the issuance of $1,338,600,000...
Most city, county, and school district officials are right now in the process of adopting budgets and determining tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will increase the cost of government and put upward pressure on property tax bills. In a few cases, local government action will cause tax...
Most city, county, and school district officials are right now in the process of adopting budgets and determining tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will increase the cost of government and put upward pressure on property tax bills. In a few cases, local government action will cause tax...
Most city, county, and school district officials are right now in the process of adopting budgets and determining tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will increase the cost of government and put upward pressure on property tax bills. In a few cases, local government action will cause tax...
Most city, county, and school district officials are right now in the process of adopting budgets and determining tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will increase the cost of government and put upward pressure on property tax bills. In a few cases, local government action will cause tax...
The city of Whitesboro ignited a firestorm recently when officials suggested adopting a tax rate that would have skyrocketed the average homeowner’s property tax bill by 61 percent. The initial public hearing to discuss the matter drew hordes of angry Whitesboro residents who voiced their discontent. So much so, in fact, that city councilmembers tabled...
Austin-area progressives constantly bemoan the region’s affordability crisis—and then set about making matters worse through all manner of ways. Case-in-point: The latest round of tax increases proposed and adopted by the very left-leaning local officials presiding over the city of Austin, Travis County, Central Health, and Austin ISD. Let’s take them one at a time....
Most city, county, and school district officials are right now in the process of adopting budgets and determining tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will increase the cost of government and put upward pressure on property tax bills. In a few cases, local government action will cause tax...
Most city, county, and school district officials are right now in the process of adopting budgets and determining tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will increase the cost of government and put upward pressure on property tax bills. In a few cases, local government action will cause tax...
Later today, both the Texas House and Senate will consider the conference committee report for Senate Bill 10, a proposal to reduce certain taxing units’ voter-approval tax rate (VATR) from 3.5% to 2.5%. In so doing, lawmakers hope to create the conditions for increased public participation in the tax rate-setting process and slow the relentless...