While Ken Paxton did not allege any wrongdoing, his move is intended to enforce a new law that prevents cities from raising ...

Ken Paxton's office aims to enforce a new law that prevents cities from raising property taxes if they fail to follow finance ...

“I have grave concerns that municipalities across Texas have blatantly violated the law in an attempt to crank up people’s property taxes,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. Recently adopted ...

The battle between the City of La Marque and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton continues after Paxton announced he has ...

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The study, which was conducted by SmartAsset, ranked 343 of the largest cities in the United States based on the percentage ...

In Texas, property taxes generate nearly half the total tax revenue statewide. They fund local governments and schools.

Gov. Greg Abbott recently told a room of GOP faithful that he is determined to stop cities and counties from raising property taxes, slamming Austin for proposing a rate hike to raise $110 million to ...

Sarah Rojo in her home in Gardendale on Feb. 23, 2025. Rojo owes thousands in property taxes, made worse by the 20% extra fee that a private, law firm hired for collections, tacked on to the top of ...