Posted on · Harris County Judge Ed Emmett laid out what he believes the region needs from the next Texas Legislature in order to continue rebuilding after Harvey. Those goals put him on a collision course with Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick.
Posted on · A report by the Dallas Fed raises concerns
Posted on · County Budget Officer Bill Jackson says the county’s per capita property tax debt has fallen 21 percent since 2012.
Posted on · Payment plan applications can be submitted online and by phone, as well as at branch locations of the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector
Posted on · State lawmakers are not solely to blame for the increasing burden on local property taxpayers, but they are certainly as responsible as anyone else
Posted on · The poll, by University of Houston and Rice University researchers, demonstrates broad support for flood control measures in the wake of Harvey, but minimal backing for tax increases to pay for them
Posted on · Our rotating panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of this week’s news.
Posted on · Our political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · Anguish over property taxes is at or near the top of the list of what politicians hear most often from Texans. This is not a complicated part of the civic compact: Voters are peeved. Politicians aim to please. Lowering taxes would make a politician popular with voters
Posted on · As city officials sought help overhauling pension funds and fought off lawmakers' attempts to legislate local matters, urban Texans continued having trouble finding affordable places to live
Posted on · From property taxes to some stolen fajitas -- our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of this week's news.
Posted on · The storm may force the Texas Senate and House to tackle an issue that stymied them during the last session: school finance
Posted on · The county won’t raise taxes to pay for the recovery from Harvey, but Judge Ed Emmett is considering a bond election.
Posted on · Governor Abbott rejected a request from Mayor Turner, whom he accused of using the disaster as an excuse to raise property taxes.
Posted on · From the mayor's proposed property tax increase to pay for flood recovery, to spraying for mosquitoes from the air -- our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of this week’s news.