May 12, 2017 In this issue: Session Deadlines Impacting Bills Ways & Means Approves Committee Substitute to SB 2 Other Property Tax Bills Sales & Tax Administration Bills Franchise Tax Bills Economic Development Comptroller Proposes Chapter 313 Rule Package Senate Education Committee Passes School Finance Substitute Legislative and Property Tax Committee Meeting May 16 Register…

May 5, 2017   In this issue: Dark Store Update: HB 27 Property Tax Reform Update Status Update on two Problematic Sales Tax Bills Webcast Update May 11 Register Today for our End of Session Golf Tournament on June 5   Dark Store Update HB 27 by Rep. Drew Springer, known as the “dark store”…

April 28, 2017 In this issue: Texas Supreme Court Issues Opinion in ETC Marketing, Ltd. v. HCAD House Passes Franchise Tax Phase-Out Bill Senate Remote Sellers Sales Tax Bill Advances Houston ISD Recapture Vote on May 6, 2017 Upcoming Meetings & Webcasts Register Today for our End of Session Golf Tournament on June 5 (PDF…

April 20, 2017 Ways and Means Passes Out New Version of the “Dark Stores” Appraisal Bill The House Committee on Ways and Means met today and passed out a revised version of HB 27, the “dark stores” bill. This bill addresses an appraisal theory that uses vacant buildings as a comparison property used to determine…

April 6, 2017 Comparing the Senate and House Budget Plans With the House currently working through the afternoon and probably well into the night on their version of the state budget, some assessment of how the House and Senate versions compare is in order. At session start, the House and Senate general revenue budgets as…