Pandemic, Down Economy Don’t Stop Texas Cities, ISDs From Asking Voters to Hike Taxes
Despite the ongoing pandemic and its corresponding economic hardships, at least five Texas school districts and the city of Austin will have Voter Approved...
Texas Economy Rides Rollercoaster of Uncertainty
The Texas economy appears to be on a bit of a pandemic-driven rollercoaster ride.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported Tuesday that August sales tax receipts,...
Abbott, Patrick, Bonnen Aim to Freeze Local Property Taxes if Cities Defund Police
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen traveled to Fort Worth, the only major Texas city led by...
Watch Your Mailbox for Important Information About Your Property Taxes
Cities and counties across Texas have started the process of determining how much you will pay in property taxes next year. In keeping with...
Texas’s Tax-Free Weekend May Disappoint Many
Sales tax numbers for Texas’ just-completed annual tax free weekend won’t be known until the end of the month, but preliminary indications are that...
Ready! Set! Shop! It’s Tax Free Weekend in Texas.
In previous years, Texas’ annual tax-free weekend was great for school shopping.
This Friday-Sunday, as the sales tax holiday is in effect, Texas Comptroller Glenn...
Texans Were in a Buying Mood Last Month
New sales tax numbers released by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today show Texans have been doing a lot of shopping.
State sales tax receipts for...
Howard, Other Texas Lawmakers Try Again to End Tampon Tax
Texas has a tax on menstrual products. The passion to end the sales tax on women’s menstrual products has been seen in previous state...
Time is Running Out to File Your 2019 Federal Tax Return
If you haven’t filed your 2019 income tax return, you are about to run out of time. Due to the disruption brought by the...
Texas Sales Tax Revenues Still on the Decline
State sales tax revenues totaled $2.67 billion in June, a 6.5% drop from June 2019, according to information released by Comptroller Glenn Hegar Wednesday.
The...
