Property Taxes
City Manager Kimberly Tolbert’s proposed budget for FY 2026-2027 totals roughly $5.66 billion. It’s another record-high spending plan council members will consider as a starting point before adopting an official budget and property tax rate in September. The proposal comes as Dallas continues to grapple with financial headwinds. Sales tax revenues, which make up about…
Dallas officials are entering budget season facing a difficult balancing act: maintaining property tax relief programs that have long been a priority of the Dallas City Council, while confronting slowing revenue growth and looming budget pressures. Staff is already having to recommend significant cuts, and sales tax projections aren’t looking good, leaving the city short…
The deadline to protest your property taxes is Friday, and homeowners who plan to challenge their ever-rising appraisal values still have time to file. We’ve certainly seen the trend: Up go the property values, up go the property taxes, regardless of legislative action to chop rates. That’s why CandysDirt.com recently offered readers the opportunity to…
As property tax protest season gets underway, homeowners tend to ask the same questions: What exactly can I protest? Does the 10 percent homestead cap protect me? Are my neighbor’s values good evidence? What should I show the appraisal district? And what should I definitely not say? Property tax expert Glenn Goodrich hears those questions…
By Glenn Goodrich Property tax expert A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for CandysDirt.com about my concerns with the Dallas Morning News‘ DIY property tax tool “Tx Tax” and the broader conflict of interest questions that arise when a major newspaper also sells paid property tax services. At the end of that article,…
