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22 results in articles and videos for “school taxes”
- ArticleNews
Send the Surplus Home: Texas Bills Aim School Tax at Zero
HB 1040 and HB 1065 would send 90% of Texas surplus revenue to buy down school M&O taxes, and end the tier one tax if compression reaches zero.
- ArticleNews
A 30 Year Loan Should Need More Than a Coin Flip. HB 238 Raises the School Bond Bar.
HB 238 would require 60 percent voter approval for Texas school bonds, up from a simple majority, if voters also pass a constitutional amendment.
- ArticleNews
Going Past the Tax Limit Should Take More Than a Coin Flip. HB 687 Says 60 Percent.
HB 687 would require 60 percent of voters to approve a local property tax rate above the voter-approval rate, up from a simple majority, starting in 2028.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Abolish Property Taxes? First Show What Replaces Them.
HB 144 would create a Texas commission to study what replaces local property taxes if they are abolished. What it does, the cost, and what it does not do.
- ArticleRebuild
An Angel Tree for Careers: A Local Business Can Cover Somebody's Whole Seat
A local business can cover a dental assistant student's whole $3,000 seat. Why Premier Dental Academy of Longview's Sponsor-a-Student program earned my trust.
- ArticleNews
23 Texas Senators Move to End the Data Center Tax Break
SB 293 by Sen. Joan Huffman and 22 coauthors would repeal Texas sales tax exemptions for data centers and deny pending applications. The receipts.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Same Senate. Opposite Rule.
Republicans keep the Texas Senate. A Democrat won lieutenant governor. Now the rules may change. Same Senate, opposite rule. Here is the record.
- ArticleEast Texas
Your Appraisal Board Is Still on the Ballot. December 12.
Two Gregg County Appraisal District board seats go to a December 12 runoff. Here is the law, the results, and the dates you need to vote.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Your Money Should Not Hire Lobbyists. HB 117 Says Stop.
HB 117 would bar Texas cities, counties and school districts from using public money to hire lobbyists. What the bill does, what it allows, and why.
- ArticleNews
HB 563 Cuts the Homestead Appraisal Cap From 10% to 3%
HB 563 and HJR 38 by Rep. Patterson would cut the Texas homestead appraisal cap from 10 percent to 3 percent a year if voters approve in 2027.
- ArticleThe Work
Let the Readers Build the Database
RepWatchr has 16,834 profiles and 59,657 sources. I did not put them all there. How a published receipt standard turns an audience into a data asset you actually own.
- ArticleNews
One Billion for Vouchers. Show the Audit Before the Vote.
Texas law already requires a yearly audit of the $1 billion voucher program. Before Austin grows it or guts it, release the audit and the annual report.
- ArticleThe Work
Sixteen Thousand Profiles. Fifty Nine Thousand Sources. That Is Not a Website.
RepWatchr is the proof this stack ships real software: a database, a search layer, scorecards, and paid research tiers.
- ArticleNews
End the Texas Lottery? SB 188 Owes Schools and Veterans an Answer
SB 188 by Sens. Hall and Hagenbuch would end the Texas Lottery and strike lottery money from the veterans' fund. Who covers $1.82 billion for schools?
- ArticleTexas Education
Did Texas Get the New Personal Finance Graduation Requirement Right?
Texas now requires a financial literacy credit for new ninth graders. Here are the strongest arguments for the personal finance mandate and against it.
- ArticleThe Work
Their Calculator Quotes a Higher Price Than Their Sales Page
A Longview dental school built a free tuition planner that quotes $500 above its own sales page, then tells students how to pay less. Why that works.
- ArticleOpinion
Should Texas Put Your Dollar Change at the Top of Every Property-Tax Notice?
Longview’s proposed tax notice shows why rates and bills can move differently. Should Texas put each owner’s estimated dollar change at the top?
- ArticleThe Work
Put the Price on the Page: The $5 to $497 Ladder
Four productized tiers with published prices. Why a services page with no prices filters out everybody too proud to ask.
- ArticleTexas Education
Should Texas Schools Keep the Four-Day Week?
Texas four-day school weeks can aid teacher recruitment, but state data show academic risks. Should districts keep control of the calendar choice?
- ArticleOpinion
Should Texas Open a Second Education Freedom Account Window?
Texas closed its first education freedom account application window after 274,000 applications. Should it offer families a second chance this year?
- ArticleRebuild
We Built Twelve Free Tools For People Who May Never Pay Us a Dime
The wall is almost never the tuition. Inside the free tools shelf I built for an East Texas dental assistant school, and why giving it away is the best decision on the site.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Shawn Ingram and Custom Graphics TX
Ryan Nichols meets Shawn Ingram of Custom Graphics TX in Longview, a branding shop offering in-house production, local connections and practical skills access.
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