Citing economic concerns from the coronavirus pandemic, some local officials in Texas have asked state leadership to consider freezing property appraisals at their 2019 values to protect against a drastic increase in property taxes.

For Immediate Release                                                              Contact: Kirsten Voinis JUNE 8, 2020                                 …

Dale Craymer, the president of the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, has estimated that the state loses $85 million a year for every $1 drop in oil prices. By one calculation, Texas has already lost at least $1 billion in revenue from the oil and gas industry.

With the COVID-19 pandemic putting unforeseen pressure on homeowners, it’s not the time to raise property taxes to make up for lost sales tax and other revenues…

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