This paper covers Texas’ municipal governments largely relying on property tax revenue to fund city services. It is often difcult for taxpayers to clearly understand how the city council’s proposed property tax rate, combined with changes in property tax values and other city fees, will affect their bill. Thus, this ordinance provides transparency by showing taxpayers how each of the city’s fees, appraisals, and property tax assessments change over time and for different segments of the community.
Reining in Federal Spending Through an Article V Convention of States
People often talk about the federal government as if it is set in a bubble removed from time and space, existing outside of the influence of the people. It is often forgotten that this government is made up of people selected from the public and that its authority is derived only from the consent of...