Harris County
Harris County property taxes for 2022 due by January 31
Posted on · Under Texas law, homeowners who are at least 65 years old or disabled may be able to defer current or delinquent property tax payments.
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Election 2020
Voter Registration Deadline Approaching In Texas
Posted on · The Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector’s office is advising voters to send certificates directly to their office, or to use one of the drop-off sites around the county, in order to reduce the risk of postal delays.
Houston Matters
Your Property Tax Questions Answered
Posted on · There's a series of free workshops to help homeowners identify and apply for property tax exemptions. The free homestead exemption workshops will be held in Acres Homes, the Near Northside, and the Second and Third Wards. These are communities identified in the tax rolls as having large numbers of homeowners who potentially qualify for homestead […]
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Houston Matters Weekend for October 8, 2016
Posted on · Recently, News 88.7's Gail Delaughter noted how often she hears folks ask "why can't Houston be more like" a city where they used to live, particularly when it comes to transportation and mass transit. We talk about such examples with Gail, as well as the city's planning director Patrick Walsh, and Ryan Holeywell from the […]
Houston Matters
Judge Rules Texas Defied Court Order On Voter ID Law
Posted on · It seems as if the twists and turns in the saga over the state's voter ID law will never end. In the latest development, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos Monday (Sept. 19, 2016) determined the state's voter education campaign is using misleading language to discourage eligible voters from going to the polls. When the […]
Politics
Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Calls For Fresh Appraisal Of Flood-Damaged Properties
Posted on · Mike Sullivan’s proposal could lower the property tax bills thousands of homeowners, landlords, and commercial property owners. But the county would have to act quickly.
Houston Matters
Answers to Your Property Tax Questions
Posted on · This is the time of year the Harris County Appraisal District sends out appraisal notices to property owners. Those valuations have been on the rise in recent years, prompting Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Mike Sullivan to offer a series of property tax workshops to explain how those taxes are valued and collected. Sullivan joins us, […]
Business
Double-Digit Tax Hikes On The Way For Harris County Property Owners
Posted on · It'll likely cost property owners, on average, an extra $310 come next January 31.
Houston Matters
The Pros and Cons of Letting Voters Register Online
Posted on · The Texas House Elections Committee recently considered bills to make Texas the 21st state to allow citizens to register to vote online. The committee left both bills pending after hearing criticism primarily from Harris County, including Tax Assessor-Collector Mike Sullivan, Ed Johnson from the County Clerk's office, and Alan Vera, who chairs the Ballot Security […]
Houston Matters
How to Dispute Your Property Appraisal
Posted on · Many homeowners in Harris County may still be reeling from a property appraisal notice they recently received in the mail. Officials say about 90 percent of Harris County saw an increase in their property value. Of course, that also means a hike in taxes. To discuss why home values have gone up, and how Harris […]
Houston Matters
Texas Vehicles Will Soon Have One Sticker to Rule Them All
Posted on · Beginning March 1, Texas will begin eliminating vehicle inspection stickers that are on the windshields of cars and trucks across the state. Instead of having two separate stickers — the inspection sticker and the registration sticker — there will just be one — the registration sticker. However, drivers will still have to get their vehicles […]
Houston Matters
Are Thousands of Texas Voters Being Disenfranchised?
Posted on · A report by the Texas Civil Rights Project describes what the organization considers defective and inadequate voter registration procedures at both state and local levels. According to the report, these practices effectively disenfranchise thousands of Texans. There are seven bodies charged with registering people to vote, but the Secretary of State’s office doesn’t have enforcement […]