Most cities, counties, and school districts 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 bills...
Most cities, counties, and school districts 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 bills...
Most cities, counties, and school districts 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 governments appear ready to absolutely wallop...
Most cities, counties, and school districts 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 governments appear ready to absolutely wallop...
Most cities, counties, and school districts 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. Given the very real prospect of tax increases, now is the...
Most cities, counties, and school districts 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. Given the very real prospect of tax increases, now is the...
Most cities, counties, and school districts 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 governments appear ready to absolutely wallop...
The city of Austin spends profusely. Its property tax is growing wildly. It’s drowning in debt. And to make matters worse, the future doesn’t look so bright for those footing the bill. Earlier this month, the city introduced its proposed budget for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year, which totals a massive $6.3 billion or $6,294...
The city of Austin wants to raise your taxes. Again. And in a big way. On Tuesday, city councilmembers explored several tax increase proposals, most of which would require voter-approval in November. The options ranged from raising taxes only up to the 3.5% trigger, which would add $154.83 to the average homeowner’s tax bill, to...
Ideally, an inverse relationship exists between property tax rates and property values. As one goes up, the other should come down, lest the product of those two variables—i.e., one’s tax bill—shoot up as a result. Of course, Texas’ local governments aren’t well-known for lowering rates when values rise, or vice versa. Case-in-point: the city of...
On Thursday, the FOX television affiliate in El Paso, KFOX14, published an article related to local property taxes that is raising eyebrows for promoting 2 very misleading arguments. Let’s briefly review each one and see if we can spot the fallacy. The first troubled argument can be found in the opening paragraph, which advances the...
The ink on the Texas Legislature’s $10 billion tax cut is not even dry and yet, local governments are already scheming to steal your tax cut. It is happening now, and it is happening fast. For example, a recent article from Community Impact highlighted the adoption of Austin ISD’s 2025-2026 budget and included a link...