Property Tax News

  • Start Local: How East Texans Can Create Meaningful Change June 24, 2025 1:40 am 101.5 KNUE Country Radio - Texas (KNUE-FM) Wow. A lot is going on in our world right now, no? Some are happy about what's happening, some are not happy about what's happening, and most are likely somewhere in the middle. All of us want some things to change in one way or another. …
  • Lawmakers hit highlights of legislative session June 23, 2025 11:57 pm Odessa American - Texas MIDLAND Not everyone got what they wanted out of the legislative session, but there were some good things passed. State House Reps. Brooks Landgraf, R-Odessa, Tom Craddick, R-Midland, and Midland Odessa Transportation Alliance President James Beauchamp …
  • ICYMI: AFP-Texas Volunteers Back on the Doors as Texas Delivers Historic Property Tax Relief June 23, 2025 11:03 pm Americans for Prosperity Austin, TX – This past weekend, Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) volunteers returned to neighborhoods across the state, talking with Texans about the growing burden of rising property taxes. As local governments continue to overspend and pass the …
  • Hearing set to place ESD No. 4 on November ballot June 23, 2025 8:42 pm Wise County Messenger - Texas Volunteer firefighters battle a blaze near Crafton. FILE | WCMESSENGER A public hearing for the proposed Wise County Emergency Services District No. 4 (ESD No. 4) — an effort coordinated by Alvord, Chico, Crafton and Sand Flat volunteer fire departments — …
  • Gov. Abbott signs 1,155 new bills into law June 23, 2025 8:10 pm KSLA - Louisiana AUSTIN (KSLA) - The State of Texas has 1,155 new laws after Governor Greg Abbott signed them following the conclusion of the 89th Regular Legislative Session. The governor also vetoed 26 bills. A special session, which is set to begin Monday, July 21, has …
  • New Texas laws signed by Gov. Greg Abbott taking effect immediately June 23, 2025 6:01 pm KSAT - Texas Bills on education, water, crime, health were decided in the 89th Legislative session New laws in Texas. (KSAT) AUSTIN, Texas – Across the 140 days of the 89th Texas Legislature, lawmakers filed 11,503 Senate and House bills. By Sunday, June 22, which …
  • Texas Gov. Abbott calls special session after vetoing more than two dozen bills June 23, 2025 4:59 pm KVUE - Texas Senate Bill 3, a proposed ban on consumable hemp products containing THC, will be one of the main focuses of the special session. AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is calling lawmakers back to the Texas State Capitol. Early Monday morning, the governor …
  • Wichitans may see slight increase on city utility bills June 23, 2025 3:41 pm Times Record News - Texas Wichita Falls, Texas, residents may see a 2% increase in city utility rates starting in October. Property values increased by 2.75%, but the city aims to keep property taxes level or lower. Sales tax revenue is predicted to remain relatively flat. The city …
  • After vetoing 26 bills, Abbott calls special session for next month June 23, 2025 3:11 pm The Center Square (The Center Square) – After vetoing 26 bills the legislature passed during the regular legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott early Monday called a special legislative session. “Working with the Texas Legislature, we delivered results that will benefit …
  • Tarrant County plans to crack down on housing nonprofits that claimed tax-exempt status June 23, 2025 2:09 pm KERA - Texas Tarrant County is attempting to force out-of-county Housing Finance Corporations to pay tens of millions of dollars in property taxes by challenging their tax-exempt status through the county’s appraisal review board, according to information released by …
  • Dallas Property Owners Saw a Modest Residential Increase, while Commercial Grew Exponentially June 23, 2025 1:01 pm EIN Presswire O'Connor discusses how Dallas County property owners saw a modest residential increase, while commercial grew exponentially. DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, June 23, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Dallas Central Appraisal District has …
  • Letter: Praise for Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Patrick and AG Paxton Billie Gorham  June 23, 2025 12:57 pm Times Record News - Texas Our Wichita Falls area readers reflect many diverse opinions and viewpoints. Letters to the editor are written by members of our local community and reflect their personal beliefs not those of the Times Record News. The opinion of these letters is neither …
  • Lubbock Cooper ISD school board approves $129 million budget  June 23, 2025 12:53 pm Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Texas Several items were up for discussion and approved by the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District Board of Trustees, including its $129 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year. While the district's 2026-27 budget was the focal point of the …
  • Governor Abbott Announces Special Session Date, Initial Agenda June 23, 2025 10:58 am Texas Governor TEXAS, June 23 - June 23, 2025 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Signs 1,155 Bills, Vetoes 28 Bills For 89th Regular Legislative Session Governor Greg Abbott today announced the final list of 1,155 bills signed into law and 28 bills vetoed from the 89th …
  • Mamdani’s housing plan will not work June 23, 2025 9:20 am New York Daily News In the New York City mayor’s race, housing policy is one of the top issues. Nearly 90% of voters say it matters, and 88% call for more affordable housing. Who can blame them? The city is now the second most expensive place in the world to live. I’m a …
  • Resilience to Trump tariffs helps push Tampa to top of FT-Nikkei rankings June 23, 2025 7:26 am The Financial Times The arrival in Tampa of Gilded age industrialist Henry Plant and Spanish entrepreneurs Vicente Martinez Ybor and Ignacio Haya about 140 years ago changed the fortunes of a city, until then best known as a fishing village and desolate military post. Plant, …
  • Gov. Greg Abbott orders special legislative session after vetoing 26 bills June 23, 2025 6:48 am KSAT - Texas Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session early Monday, ordering state legislators back to the Capitol to tackle six bills that he …
  • Corpus Christi Fire Department seeking $4 million grant to recruit new firefighters June 23, 2025 5:08 am KIII - Texas Corpus Christi City Council voted for the fire department to apply for the SAFER grant, which could help meet staffing standards. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi City Council voted for the fire department to apply for the SAFER grant Tuesday.  The …
  • Housing staff suggest ADU pilot program aimed at 80% MFI households June 23, 2025 12:26 am Austin Monitor - Texas Sunday, June 22, 2025 by Chad Swiatecki City housing staff say a publicly-funded program to help homeowners build accessory dwelling units would likely see limited uptake and may fall short of the city’s affordability goals, particularly for households …
  • Lawyer who defended AG Paxton during impeachment discusses whether he's running to replace him June 22, 2025 12:00 pm KYTX/CBS 19 - Texas Rep. Mitch Little also says he supports any effort to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries, which would require a special session. DALLAS — The 89th Regular Legislative Session is over, but lawmakers are still waiting to hear if they’ll have to …
  • Commissioners decline waiving hotel occupancy tax June 22, 2025 8:16 am Uvalde Leader News - Texas Helen Burgin, a Concan lodging owner, asks Uvalde County Commissioners to suspend the 4 percent hotel occupancy tax. County officials declined to waive the tax. The Texas Hill Country River Region, who manages the money for tourism promotion, projects …
  • 21 Crypto Tax-Free Countries in 2025 June 22, 2025 8:06 am NFT Evening When it comes to crypto and tax, location does matter. While most countries impose strict capital gains and income taxes on digital asset transactions, others offer zero or near-zero rates. To maximize your crypto wealth, you might want to identify crypto …
  • Video Stub for Here & Now for June 20, 2025 June 22, 2025 3:42 am PBS Wisconsin Announcer: The following program is a PBS Wisconsin original production. Zac Schultz: Reeling from political violence, Democrats forge ahead with a new state party leader, and Republicans move closer to finishing their vision of the state’s budget. Good …
  • Legacy-defining legislative session has Texas Gov. Greg Abbott riding high; what's next? June 22, 2025 3:28 am Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas AUSTIN -- From private school vouchers to tougher bail policies, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won approval of nearly all his priorities in a legacy-defining legislative session that could power him through the 2026 political season and beyond. Last week, the …
  • Video Stub for Speaker Robin Vos on the Status of the State Budget June 22, 2025 2:53 am PBS Wisconsin Zac Schultz: Republicans in control of the Legislature announced this week they have continued budget negotiations with Governor Tony Evers. But just as quickly, two Senate Republicans announced they had major concerns, leaving them short of a majority to …