Texas property tax relief measure moving forward
The Senate Committee on Local Government voted unanimously to advance a bill to increase the homestead exemption for Texas homeowners.
Houston must spend hundreds of millions on streets, drainage after Texas Supreme Court denies appeal
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied Houston’s motion to appeal a long-standing lawsuit requiring the city to spend ...
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Houston must spend hundreds of millions on streets, drainage after Texas Supreme Court denies appeal
The lawsuit was kicked off by a pair of engineers who helped pass a charter amendment requiring the city allocate about a fifth of its property ... 14th Court of Appeals and the Texas Supreme ...
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Houston must allocate more money for drainage projects after Texas Supreme Court rejects appeal
The Texas Supreme ... City of Houston considers property tax rate hike to cover costs of derecho, Hurricane Beryl Last April, when Whitmire said the city planned to appeal the appellate court's ...
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‘A real gut punch’ — Houston budget deficit balloons after court ruling on infrastructure spending
Houston city officials will need to slash spending or dramatically raise revenue over the next year following a Texas Supreme Court ... cents of every $100 in property tax revenue towards ...
Dallas blocked again from enforcing ban on short-term rentals
The ruling Friday means Dallas is 0-for-2 on legal challenges to block regulations approved by the City Council in June 2023 ...
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Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker dies at age 81
Jim Guy Tucker, whose tumultuous 30-year career in politics included terms as a prosecuting attorney, attorney general, ...
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Texas Democrats hope to benefit after boosting Dustin Burrows to House speaker
Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated ... and played a lead role in lowering how much property tax revenue local governments can collect. He was also a supporter ...
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City of Houston liable for $100 million after losing lawsuit over drainage improvements
HOUSTON — On Wednesday, Houston City Council will have its first chance to officially discuss a Texas Supreme Court ... for every $100 collected in property taxes specifically into a fund ...
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Fewer Texans sentenced to death, executed amid “evolving standards of decency”
Texas continues to lead other states on capital ... Jasper County was forced to raise its property taxes by more than 8% because of the cost to the county — $1.1 million of its $10 million ...
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SMU challenges authority of Methodist Church in Texas Supreme Court hearing
In a bid to sever ties with the United Methodist Church, Southern Methodist University told Texas Supreme Court justices ... in 1911 and donated 133 acres of property — and documents asserted ...
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Offshore wind market changes direction, costing Somerset a $300M deal. What's to blame?
SOMERSET — The loss of a $300 million Prysmian Group undersea cable factory last week signaled a reverse in the development of Brayton Point Commerce Center, coming as a shock to residents ...