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Plano Earns Another ‘Best’ Designation From Forbes, Plus Other Reports

By Marlin Weso / March 8, 2021 /

…and the third-largest studios. For the best overall designation, Forbes analyzed apartment data from Apartments.com, weather and disaster risk data, park information from The Trust for Public Land, and other…

Texas Winter Storm Victims Could Get Property Tax Relief

By Marlin Weso / March 8, 2021 /

…declares a disaster. Gov. Greg Abbott made the disaster declaration on Feb. 12, making the exemption (Tax Code Section 11.35) available to qualifying owners in all Texas counties. The tax…

Emergency Home Repair Program Available to Low-Income Dallas Residents

By Marlin Weso / March 1, 2021 /

…the costliest disaster in state history, according to the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas. David Noguera, the city’s director of Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization, said in a statement that the…

How North Texas Residents Can Find Winter-Storm Help or Donate

By Marlin Weso / February 21, 2021 /

…requested a Major Disaster Declaration for all 254 Texas counties and President Biden issued a declaration for 77 counties. The declaration paves the way for residents and businesses that sustained…

Share Your Winter Weather Nightmare Stories with City and State Leaders

By Shelby Skrhak / February 20, 2021 /

…their experiences to help garner federal aid, inform legislators for upcoming hearings, and help understand exactly what went wrong. Texas Disaster Self-Reporting Tool FEMA Region 6 and the Texas Department…