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- Del Valle ISD teachers implicated in Texas-wide certification exam cheating investigation February 8, 2025 6:05 am CBS Austin - Texas DEL VALLE, Texas — More than 100 teachers across Texas are under investigation by the Texas Education Agency for allegedly cheating on certification exams. CBS Austin learned on Friday this includes at least two teachers from the Del Valle Independent …
- Texas Senate proposes another round of historic property tax cuts with bipartisan support February 8, 2025 6:05 am CBS Austin - Texas AUSTIN, Texas — Texas homeowners could soon see even more property tax relief as a historic exemption is proposed in the Texas Senate this week with bipartisan support. Texas has seen several property tax reductions over the past decade, first in 2015, …
- LOC Commissioners approve purchase of land for future projects February 8, 2025 2:04 am My SouTex - Texas The Live Oak County (LOC) Commissioners Court met on Jan. 31 for a meeting that included discussions and approvals for projects that will benefit the county’s future growth and development. Among the key topics discussed was the purchase of six acres from …
- Big Surprise – Property Taxes May Be About To Rise In El Paso February 8, 2025 1:59 am 95.5 KLAQ - Texas El Paso is having trouble providing some basic services because certain departments are understaffed. Staffing them could cause a tax hike ... During the pandemic, a lot of city employees were furloughed or laid off. Now, years later, many of those people …
- More Texas tax relief ahead? SB 4 to add onto historic property tax relief February 8, 2025 12:58 am FOX 26 Houston - Texas HOUSTON - Texas Senator Paul Bettencourt announced on Friday he's filed a bill in an effort to increase the residence homestead exemption. What we know: According to a release, the bill would increase the residence homestead exemption to $140,000, …
- Texas Senate proposes increasing the homestead exemption to $140k February 8, 2025 12:20 am KVUE - Texas Last session, Texas lawmakers provided the largest property tax cut in the state's history by increasing the homestead exemption to $100,000. AUSTIN, Texas — Texas homeowners could be looking at additional property tax cuts on the horizon thanks to a …
- School choice, gender identity, and online sports betting: TWITP February 7, 2025 10:35 pm FOX 7 Austin - Texas AUSTIN, Texas - There was a lot of money talk in This Week in Texas Politics from the classroom all the way to the border. FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts take a look at the top stories in Texas politics …
- Grand Park Sports Campus realizing financial potential as new district awaits February 7, 2025 8:51 pm Indianapolis Business Journal Although the area near Grand Park Sports Campus has seen some development in its first decade, Westfield officials hope Grand Park District will jump-start explosive growth. (IBJ photo/Mickey Shuey) Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield is finally …
- CFPB Bites of the Month - 2024 Annual Review - Mortgage February 7, 2025 8:12 pm JD Supra In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to the mortgage industry. There was also a flurry of last-minute action by the CFPB in the mortgage space in the waning days of the Biden Administration, which is …
- Port Arthur ISD voters to decide on $300M school bond in May election February 7, 2025 7:31 pm 12 News Now - Texas The package is split into two propositions, with officials noting it would require no tax rate increase. PORT ARTHUR, Texas — The Port Arthur Independent School District is asking voters to consider a $300 million bond package in the upcoming May 3 …
- Texas could see additional Stargate data centers in near future February 7, 2025 4:42 pm Austin American-Statesman - Texas Abilene will likely not be the only site in Texas to see a Stargate data center campus — a representative for the joint venture will visit sites across the Lone Star State throughout next week. OpenAI held a briefing Thursday to discuss the site selection …
- Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript February 7, 2025 1:33 pm Insider Monkey Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:XEL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript February 6, 2025 Xcel Energy Inc. misses on earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $0.81 EPS, expectations were $0.875. Operator: Hello, and welcome to Xcel Energy 2024 Year End Earnings …
- Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 2.7.25 February 7, 2025 10:28 am Florida Politics Good Friday morning. Breaking late Thursday —“Florida House continues to spar with Gov Ron. DeSantis, launches line-item veto reviews” via Janelle Irwin Taylor of Florida Politics — House Speaker Daniel Perez, in a late afternoon email to members, outlined …
- El Paso lawmakers speak out against school voucher program February 7, 2025 2:18 am El Paso Times - Texas With the first month of the 2025 Texas legislatives session in the books, Republicans in Austin are already making their push for school choice legislation. The Texas Senate recently voted to 19-12 to approve SB 2 from State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R- …
- Eastgroup Properties Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2024 Results February 6, 2025 10:59 pm MENAFN (MENAFN- PR Newswire) Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders of $1.16 Per Diluted Share for Fourth Quarter 2024 Compared to $1.35 Per Diluted Share for Fourth Quarter 2023 (Gains on Sales of Real estate Investments …
- Reynolds threatens to cut off state funding to Winneshiek County after sheriff says he won’t comply with ‘unconstitutional’ requests from ICE February 6, 2025 8:47 pm Little Village Magazine - Iowa An aerial view of Decorah from the south in Winneshiek County, Iowa. — WikideasOn Wednesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds threatened Winneshiek County with the possible loss of all state funding after the county’s sheriff publicly restated his “long-time stance on …
- State of the States 2025: Does IT Make Governors' Agendas? February 6, 2025 7:06 pm Government Technology Governors want to make the cost of living more affordable in their states. That’s one clear message coming out of this year’s State of the State addresses. Many state chief executives outlined their ideas for bringing tax relief to residents, with cuts to …
- Argyle ISD considers a new $423 million bond election for the May ballot February 6, 2025 6:25 pm KERA - Texas Argyle voters considered a $511.5 million bond election last year. When they went to the polls, they rejected two packages and green-lighted the third. In a voter-approved tax ratification election in November, voters rejected a proposal to increase the …
- 2025 IRS tax season workers can't take buyout until after the taxpayer filing deadline February 6, 2025 1:51 pm WISC-TV Channel 3000 - Wisconsin WASHINGTON — IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season will not be allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration until after the taxpayer filing deadline, according to a letter sent Wednesday to IRS employees. The letter says, " …
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Cracks Down on Squatters February 6, 2025 11:04 am Realtor.com Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has taken aim at squatters, calling for tougher laws to protect private property from unwelcome interlopers. In his annual State of the State address on Sunday, the Republican leader said he planned to crack down on squatters because …
- Homeowners in these 10 cities paid the highest property taxes last year February 6, 2025 9:49 am Insider Property taxes are an important consideration when buying a house. Taxes tend to be highest in Northeast and Midwest cities. These are the 10 cities that paid the highest taxes relative to home value in 2023. When it comes to purchasing a house, homebuyers …
- Water pressure is on for 89th session February 6, 2025 6:05 am Wise County Messenger - Texas A group of Wise County mayors and council members pitch the bill to create the Wise Regional Water District to House District 85 Rep. Stan Kitzman at the Texas State Capitol Monday. He was elected Chairman of the Texas House Water Caucus. AUSTIN JACKSON | …
- Governor’s budget proposes increased spending and loosened guardrails, falls short of local demands February 6, 2025 5:29 am Yale Daily News - Connecticut Zachary Suri, Contributing Photographer HARTFORD — In Connecticut politics, few moments hold more importance than the biannual release of the governor’s budget proposal. On Wednesday, Governor Ned Lamont submitted his budget proposal and outlined his …
- Carson County discusses next steps for emergency response organizations February 6, 2025 5:20 am KFDA - Texas WHITE DEER, Texas (KFDA) - After the White Deer City Council voted to outsource the town’s emergency services to Hemphill County, Carson County met to discuss how these changes would impact tax dollars for White Deer, Skellytown and Groom. An Emergency …
- Legislative Session Preview: Tina Polsky targets abortion safety, guns, protecting medical cannabis users February 6, 2025 2:56 am Florida Politics Boca Raton Democratic Sen. Tina Polsky already has a fleet of bills filed for the coming Legislative Session. Their focuses range from abortion, gun safety and medical cannabis use to property taxes, text spamming and campaign finance. Many are re-runs, …