Property Taxes
Mayor Eric Johnson is challenging the rest of the Dallas City Council to propose their own budget cuts so that the proposed property tax rate could be lowered further. In a memo on Friday, the mayor proposed eliminating $339,000 budgeted for the city’s state lobbying team, arguing that the team is “not delivering results commensurate…
Mayor Eric Johnson appears to be taking a page out of President Donald Trump’s playbook in an attempt to get Dallas’ fiscal house in order. On Friday, Johnson requested an item be placed on the city council’s agenda for August 27 that proposes to rename two of the city’s eight established committees and limit when…
I’m sure everyone’s sick and tired of hearing about budget season at Dallas City Hall, especially since it hasn’t even really started yet. Nevertheless, it’s a critical period for every local government’s calendar. And it doesn’t hurt for taxpayers to be familiar with their city’s finances and plans on spending for the year, especially if…
Seniors and those living with disabilities will be getting some property tax relief following a vote by the Dallas City Council on Wednesday. Starting in tax year 2025, council members approved increasing the existing property tax exemption from $153,400 to $175,000 for homeowners in the city limits who are either disabled or 65 years or…
Much like the five stages of grief, there are the five stages of dealing with property tax appraisal grief. The stages of tax grief are: Anticipation, Denial, Anger (lots of anger), Action, and Bargaining. Acceptance is part of real grief, but for our purposes, we’re leaving it off. Do you have to accept your taxes…
