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The State of Texas Legislature passed a law, SB 1750, that asks for the position to be abolished effective September 2023, as the law states that any county with at least 3,500,000 persons should have elections done by the clerk and tax assessor-collector; of all Texas counties, only Harris would be affected.
From 1998 to early in 2008, Bettencourt was the Tax Assessor-Collector of his native Harris County, the third largest county in the United States. Bettencourt won reelection in 2000, 2004, and 2008. [ 1 ]
Cities and counties (as well as other political entities) are permitted to enter "interlocal agreements" to share services (as an example, a city and a school district may enter into agreements with the county whereby the county bills for and collects property taxes for the city and school district; thus, only one tax bill is sent instead of ...
3. Harris wants to scale up tax credits for families and first-time homebuyers, while Trump wants to create new tax breaks. Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expanded the child tax credit (CTC) for ...
When will the property tax bill arrive — and when is it due? According to Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise, first-half 2023 property tax bills will be mailed beginning Friday. The ...
Counties in Texas do not have zoning power (except for limited instances). However, counties can collect a small portion of property tax and spend it to provide residents with needed services or to employ the power of eminent domain. The Harris County Administration Building
Soon after Trump promised in June to get rid of taxes on tips, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas introduced a bill titled “No Tax on Tips Act,” which would allow workers to deduct tips paid by ...
The politics of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas are complex and constantly shifting in part because the city is one of the fastest growing major cities in the United States and is the largest without zoning laws. Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837. The city is the county seat of Harris County.