Property Poor Districts File Suit on Commissioner’s Recapture Rule Yesterday, attorneys for La Feria ISD and Joaquin ISD filed a petition in Travis County District Court to stop Commissioner of Education Mike Morath from recognizing 50% of optional homestead exemption value when TEA calculates the taxable property wealth level of school districts for recapture purposes….

March 24, 2017 In this issue Senate Passes SB 2 Property Tax Reform Bill Senate Passes SB 17 Franchise Tax Phase Out Bill “Dark Store” Bill Discussions Continue CETRZ Repeal Out of Committee School Choice Bill Goes to Full Senate Senate Passes Property Tax Reform Bill SB 2 On Tuesday, Senate Bill 2 by Senator…

March 17, 2017 In this issue Senate Finance Committee Reports SB 2 Favorably from Committee Ways and Means Committee Hearing Comptroller Releases Draft Sales for Resale Rule Session Information and Meeting Materials Available on TTARA’s Website Senate Finance Committee Reports SB 2 Favorably from Committee Property tax took center stage at this week’s Senate Finance…

TTARA’s March 10, 2017 Update from the Tax Front is available here.

Register Today for Our Spring Luncheons: Dallas-Area April 7 and Houston April 20 A record number of legislative bills have been filed this year and TTARA is tracking nearly 600 tax and fiscal bills. Come and hear the highlights of the 85th Texas Legislative session and how proposed legislation could impact your company. Our panel…