Texas Supreme Court Hears Interstate Commerce Case This morning the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in ETC Marketing Ltd. V. Harris County Appraisal District (15-0687), an important property tax case that TTARA has been following closely, including filing an amicus urging the Court to hear the case to clarify what are the appropriate considerations…

Comptroller’s Proposed Practice and Procedures Rules As part of an ongoing administrative rules review process, for much of the past year the Comptroller’s Office has been working on a redo of the general Rules of Practice and Procedures. To support that effort a stakeholder group, of which TTARA was a participant, periodically reviewed and commented…

Senate Select Property Tax Committee Report Released Senator Paul Bettencourt, Chair, at a 2:00 p.m. Capitol press conference today announced the release of the much-anticipated report of the Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform & Relief. He also announced that he would file SB 2, the Texas Property Tax Reform and Relief Act of…

November 18, 2016   In this issue:   Pre-Filing for 85th Legislative Session Begins Bills of Interest City of Austin Loses Appeal Mark Your Calendars – 2017 TTARA Meeting Dates With the general election over, legislators began filing bills for consideration by the 85th Legislature, which will convene on January 10. As of this email,…

TTARA values your support and input as we approach yet another session of the Texas legislature. To facilitate better lines of communication with our members, we are hitting the road and coming to your town so we can meet directly on the issues that are critical to you and to the taxpaying community. TTARA is…