Analysis: Property tax relief — but not for all Texas taxpayers
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The Texas House floor is shown on Jan. 9, 2019. School finance and property taxes have been the primary focus of the 2019 legislative session, but that doesn’t mean they…
Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, listens to testimony at the Ways and Means hearing on SB 2. Feb 27, 2019. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune In an effort to continue working…
The iPhone Airbnb app. March 26, 2019. Emree Weaver / The Texas Tribune When Amanda Bosky, a graduate student in sociology, goes to an academic conference, she often uses Airbnb…
Heather Wilson. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune Earlier this month, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson was chosen as the next president of the University of Texas at El Paso, with…
State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, has filed two bills aimed improving Texas’ open government laws. Marjorie Kamys Cotera Sarah Terrell was surprised to learn in 2016 that her son’s Houston…
Susie Angel is shown on the back patio of her Austin home with her personal attendant, Sandy White, on Jan. 30, 2019. Angel is lobbying the Texas Legislature to increase…
Owners of big buildings across the state have sued over claims that their properties weren’t assessed equally. Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune As state leaders promote their property tax…
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Monday expanded the duties of a state monitor overseeing some Houston school district activities. Emree Weaver / The Texas Tribune Houston school trustees were…
The Border Patrol inspection station on U.S. 67 between Presidio and Marfa. Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune It’s unclear when the highway checkpoints in the El Paso sector of…