Appraisal District Officials: Appointed vs. Elected
Appraisal districts exist to identify and determine the market value of all property within each county.
Read MoreAn Introduction to School Finance in Texas – Fifth Edition Revised March 2022
Incorporates changes made by HB 3, 86th Legislature and HB 1525, 87th Legislature
Read MoreRelief from Rising Values: 2019 Property Tax Reforms Cutting Tax Rates at a Record Pace
No matter what your appraisal, the truth is your tax bill is zero until the local jurisdictions in which one owns property adopt their tax rates for the year.
Read MoreWrap-Up for the 87th Legislature Tax and Fiscal Policy
By all accounts, it was to be a modestly productive legislative session. When lawmakers convened in January, Texas and the nation were in the grips of a horrendous pandemic that would ultimately take the lives of well over half a million Americans.
Read MoreWrap-Up for the 87th Legislature School Finance & Public Education
There is virtually unanimous agreement among legislators that HB 3 by Huberty (R-Humble), the school finance overhaul bill passed by the 86th Legislature in 2019, was the most meaningful school finance bill in decades.
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