Texas local governments are getting ready to adopt their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. That means they’ll soon be setting the tax rates that will determine the size of your property tax bill.

Harris County’s Democratic-controlled Commissioners Court is again looking to raise property taxes to the maximum eight percent, this time by using the pandemic disaster to bypass a new state law requiring voter input.

State comptroller Glenn Hegar predicts the state will face a projected budget shortfall of $4.6 billion. Before the coronavirus pandemic, Texas had a multi-billion dollar surplus.

Having Tesla Inc. locate a $1 billion electric vehicle manufacturing plant in the Del Valle area would offer enticing possibilities: It could be a financial boon to Travis County an

Much has been made of a potential Tesla plant in far East Austin. In regard to tax breaks from a local school district, here’s what supporters and naysayers have to say about the deal in the works — which could be one of the region’s biggest in modern history.