House & Senate Tax Plans Laid Out; School Tax Incentives Update; Welcome Jennifer Rabb!
March 14, 2023 In this issue Welcome Jennifer Rabb to TTARA! House & Senate Tax Plans Laid Out School Tax Incentives Legislation Upcoming TTARA Meetings & Webcasts Welcome Jennifer Rabb! We are thrilled to announce that TTARA has hired Jennifer Rabb as the Association’s Vice President. Jennifer is well known in Texas tax circles and comes…
Read MoreTTARA Releases New Short Video Explainer on Appraisal Caps; March Webcast Update Now Available Online
TTARA Releases New Short Video Explainer on Appraisal Caps (Click on the play button below to view the video) In addition to our latest research report The Price of Appraisal Caps: Higher Taxes for Everyone Else that was released last month, TTARA has produced a short video explainer on the topic. Checkout the short video clip below….
Read MoreThe Price of Appraisal Caps: Higher Taxes for Everyone Else
Appraisal Caps Come with High Costs to Others The Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA) has released a new report assessing how appraisal caps impact property taxes. TTARA’s study, The Price of Appraisal Caps: Higher Taxes for Everyone Else, assessed the impact of Texas 10% appraisal cap. TTARA’s study found that in 2022, appraisal caps saved…
Read MoreHouse and Senate Committee Assignments Now Complete
Today, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced House committee assignments for the 88th legislature. The Ways and Means Committee is particularly important to TTARA as it oversees all state and local tax legislation. Morgan Meyer (R–Highland Park) returns as chair of the Ways and Means Committee, as well as Shawn Thierry (D–Houston) as Vice-Chair. Seniority…
Read MoreTTARA Releases Budget Assessment
TTARA Releases Budget Assessment With the introduction of the House and Senate general appropriations acts, Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 1, and the previous release of Comptroller Hegar’s biennial revenue estimate, the money situation for the 88th Legislature has become clear and lawmakers are sitting on a record mountain of money, as detailed in…
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