Texas Tribune

EXCLUSIVE: Gunter City Council Members Who Quit Are Raising a Middle Finger to The Community, Town’s Mayor Says

By April Towery / February 9, 2024 /

A quick scan of The City of Gunter’s Facebook page shows the last three posts from the Grayson County community involved the close of business: on Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Martin Luther King Day. But the screeching halt of operations in the North Texas municipality goes much deeper than a few holiday closures. …

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Dallas Eyes Community Land Trusts as Option For Permanent Affordable Housing

By April Towery / March 10, 2023 /

Houston touted its Community Land Trust as an innovative solution to lead the nation in affordable housing. The plan fell short, funding was slashed, and bureaucracy got in the way, according to a comprehensive report in the Texas Tribune last month. But Houston didn’t have Linda McMahon, president and CEO of The Real Estate Council,…

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Herschel Walker’s Home in Tarrant County Could Create a Political Problem in Georgia Senate Race

By April Towery / November 28, 2022 /

Former Dallas Cowboys running back and current Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker owns a $3 million home in the Vaquero neighborhood of Westlake. It’s a beautiful Tarrant County estate, but there’s a problem. The NFL legend claimed a homestead exemption on the 7,370-square-foot home at 2210 King Fisher Drive last year and is slated…

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Texas Voters Approved Propositions 1 and 2, Providing Modest Property Tax Relief

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 9, 2022 /
As Spring Homebuying Season Nears, Inventory Hits Historic Low in Dallas-Fort Worth

By Joshua Fechter The Texas Tribune As the state’s housing market rages, Texas homeowners will get a slight break on their property tax bills after Texas voters overwhelmingly passed a pair of statewide ballot measures Saturday. Voters approved two propositions intended to lower property taxes for homeowners by decisive margins — one aimed at older…

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As Texas Home Values Skyrocket, State Officials Wrestle With How to Slow Property Tax Increases

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 25, 2022 /

By Joshua FechterThe Texas Tribune As Texas’ exploding real estate market dramatically drives up home values, homeowners are getting sticker shock after receiving notice of their properties’ new appraised values — which help determine how much they pay in property taxes. The growth rate of home values in the state’s major metropolitan areas has surged…

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