Rep. Gary Gates' committee will take invited and public testimony on whether the spread of municipal utility districts helps or hurts housing affordability, and will review the General Land Office, School Land Board and Board for Lease of University Lands.
Rep. Gary Gates' nine-member committee will take invited and public testimony on how four new zoning and lot-size laws are working, and on whether trimming city fees and speeding up permits can make homes cheaper.
The Tarrant Appraisal District's chief appraiser told his board June 10 that the county's freeze on home values has made its tax roll "less uniform and more regressive," an admission that carries statewide weight as Gov. Greg Abbott campaigns on a property tax overhaul built on less frequent appraisals.
When it comes to spending public money, Texans are expressing a massive, near-unanimous demand for heightened transparency and fiscal accountability.
Commissioners in Camp, Cass, Upshur and Wood counties voted June 30 to join a proposed 16-county regional groundwater conservation district, seeking legal authority over pumping from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer before Dallas-area water planners drill 90 high-capacity wells in the region.
The first trash fee in Houston's history takes effect Wednesday, a $5 monthly charge that city leaders say will begin to rebuild a solid waste system that recycles just 16% of residents' waste — about half the national rate — and sends millions of tons of material to landfills, bayous and parks each year.
Filing for three elected seats on Texas appraisal district boards opens July 18.
The Marshall City Council took up an ordinance June 25 to authorize up to $35 million in certificates of obligation for water and sewer work, according to the City of Marshall website.
A data investigation into the Harris County certified appraisal roll has revealed widespread vulnerabilities in how Texas manages its primary residential tax break.
Organizers in Northeast El Paso have filed a formal notice to recall City Representative Cynthia Boyar Trejo.