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March 2011

Texas 82nd Session Legislation Updates

The 82nd Session of the Texas Legislature has several bills before it that regard Texas Property Tax. This is a brief summary of various pieces of legislation currently under consideration. Read More

January 7, 2009

Texas Senate Finance Committee Makes Recommendations

The Senate Finance Committee adopted recommendations Wednesday from interim studies conducted over the last 18 months...A more controversial recommendation was one to allow cities and counties to raise the local sales tax rate by a quarter-cent in order to provide property tax relief. Read More

December 23, 2008

Oklahoma Property Tax Limit

A state lawmaker says he'll try again to limit yearly property tax increases. Current law allows up to five percent increases in the taxes. Read More

August 2, 2008

Louisiana Panel Ends Property Tax Assessment Appeal Review for Orleans Parish Property Owners

Property owners in New Orleans who feel their tax assessments were too high may not get the relief they hoped for. After evaluating an estimated 1,000 property tax assessment appeals for Orleans Parish, the Louisiana tax Commission upheld the majority of assessed land values...Read More