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Dallas ISD’s Cavalry Isn’t Coming – And Neither is a Vote for a TRE

By Bethany Erickson / August 21, 2017 /
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…to raise their taxes in a year,” Solis said, pointing out that a 2-cent TRE would only address the pledge for raises made earlier in the year, not the needs…

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Dallas ISD Property Tax School Board Meeting Postponed

By Bethany Erickson / August 4, 2017 /
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(photo by Dafne Cholet/Flickr) A special Dallas ISD school board meeting scheduled for Saturday to discuss increasing the property tax rate has been postponed, largely because of exorbitant cost estimates…

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Dallas ISD Trustees to Take Up Vote on Property Tax Increase Saturday

By Bethany Erickson / August 3, 2017 /

property taxes are high. But please remember that your Dallas ISD is only a portion of your tax bill — it’s not the only entity levying taxes on your property….

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Good News for Dallas Oldies, Including our Mayor: Senior and Disabled Homestead Exemption Now $90,000

By Candy Evans / June 28, 2017 /

…trophy wife! There is a property tax “ceiling” that limits the school and county taxes to what you paid in the year you or your spouse turned 65. It could…

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Why Are Trees so Controversial? Dallas Builders Association’s Phil Crone Answers

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 27, 2017 /

…744 provided property owners with incentives for reforestation. The bill required a 50 percent reduction in tree mitigation fees if the property owner planted qualifying replacement trees of at least…

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