The Texas Legislature has sufficient taxpayer funds in the treasury and enough future revenues to provide additional property tax relief as well as repeal the TIF tax now.
Assessing Tax Trends in El Paso County
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in El Paso County? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the county’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...