San Antonio-Area School Districts Seek More Tax Revenue and Billions in New Bonds
As Texans continue to grapple with high property taxes and a rising cost of living, school districts across the San Antonio area are asking voters to approve higher taxes and billions in new debt for long-term spending commitments. On November 3, voters in five area...
Early Voting Has Begun
Early voting for the November 3, 2026 general election has officially begun1 and runs from Monday, October 19, through Friday, October 30. This window gives registered Texans nearly two weeks to cast ballots before Election Day itself. For taxpayers concerned about...
Who Will Fight to Cut Spending and Property Taxes in Tarrant County?
Tarrant County taxpayers will see several candidates with varying experience in state and local government on the upcoming November ballot. While there will be a plethora of candidates and races facing residents, we’ve highlighted several candidates whose records or...
Huffines Blocks Flock Camera Funding
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines signed an executive order on October 13 barring the use of grant money administered by his office to buy or contract for Flock cameras, automated license plate readers, and other vehicle-identification systems that turn license plate...
Cy-Fair ISD Fuels Affordability Crisis with Massive Proposed Tax Increase & New Debt
The Bottom Line Up Front If taxpayers approve Cypress-Fairbanks ISD’s proposed Maintenance and Operations tax-rate increase and bond package on November 3, northwest Houston taxpayers will face an 18 percent M&O rate hike and roughly $3.2 billion in new...
Cleburne Asks Families to Approve a 9.2 Percent Tax Rate Increase for New Bond
The mayor and council put a $62.5 million public-safety bond on the November ballot after borrowing for the design. Cleburne families are being asked to hand City Hall a 9.2 percent increase in the city property-tax rate for a building the mayor and council have...
Crosby ISD’s $208 Million Bond: A Poor Record and Discrepancies
Crosby ISD voters will decide on November 3 whether to authorize $208.28 million1 in new school bonds. The sample ballot lists the measures as Proposition A and Proposition B, and comes at a time when the district only has two cents of borrowing power left under the...
Talarico’s Broader Record: Anti-Taxpayer
We have already reported1 on James Talarico’s votes against adding an income-tax ban and a death-tax ban to the Texas Constitution. Those votes, however, are not the whole story. While campaigning for the U.S. Senate as a champion of “affordability,” the Austin...
Dallas County Asks Taxpayers to Approve a 22 Percent Tax Rate Increase
Commissioners adopted a county tax rate 22.02 percent above the no-new-revenue rate. The median homestead bill would rise from $558.97 last year to $666.52 if voters approve the higher rate on November 3. Dallas County voters will decide on November 3 whether to...