East Texas lawmaker authors bill to convert office space into apartments, condos
A bill by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Mineola Republican, would effectively allow owners of struggling office properties to ...
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Vouchers, tax cuts, water and teacher pay top Gov. Abbott's State of the State address
More than 30 states already have a form of ... your property taxes without a two-thirds approval by voters. No approval, no new taxes." Abbott also said Texas must rebuild the state's water ...
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Chris Scanlon shares plans to increase property taxes, instill occupancy tax
instill an occupancy tax for hotels and called for more state funding on Tuesday at a joint budget hearing in Albany. The increase is one way Scanlon is proposing to close the gap on the city’s ...
Buffalo News18d
Good Morning, Buffalo: Scanlon, in Albany, asks state for more aid, occupancy tax; plans property tax increase
seeks more state funding and wants approval to impose a 3% hotel occupancy tax. Facing an estimated first-quarter budget deficit of up to $17 million, Scanlon told the panel of lawmakers that he ...
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‘No approval, no new taxes’: Gov. Abbott proposes limiting taxing power of Texas counties
BELL CO, Texas (KWTX ... entity should be able to raise your property taxes without a two-thirds approval of voters,” Abbott said in his State of the State address Sunday.
The Texas Tribune19d
Texas Republicans want more property tax cuts. Here’s how they may do it.
state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax cuts as they did two years ago. Texas' Republican leadership says they want to cut property taxes. A smaller budget surplus will make ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proposes 7 emergency items in 2025 State of the State address
AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivered his 2025 State of the State address on Sunday ... which would provide public tax dollars to most families to send their children to private schools.
Houston Chronicle20d
Gov. Abbott unveils property tax relief, school choice among his 7 emergency items
Greg Abbott, speaking to a throng of more than 800 attendees at his State of the State address, unveiled school choice, property tax relief ... In the Texas Democratic Party rebuttal, Texas ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott delivers 2025 State of the State address.
Child Support Evaders – The Texas Attorney General requests millions more to aid the state's child support enforcement efforts. Investigator Arezow Doost looks at the struggle now for parents ...
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Equinox's new luxury hotels have giant gyms and supplement mini-bars
At least half will be in the United States, Chris Norton, the CEO of Equinox Hotels, told Business Insider, with properties in Texas, Northern California, and Hawaii already in the pipeline.
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ITC Hotels shares rally 4% ahead of Budget, stakeholders seek tax relief
Industry leaders are calling for critical reforms, including infrastructure status for smaller hotel and convention projects, tax rationalization ... system across state and central levels ...