[anymouse]

Galveston County Republicans reforming government again.

Republican Party of Galveston County

[anymouse]

Galveston tax reform ping.

[isthisnickcool]

Critics including the Texas Municipal League and the Texas Association of Counties have argued a lower cap shifts more of the tax burden from the rich to the poor and hamstrings the finances of local governments.

The TML is almost like a shadow gov't. The cities give TML money and TML usually pushes legislation that either increaes taxes and/or fees. Go here and look at their legislative program.

The TML is a not-for-profit, I presume that's a nonprofit. If it is a nonprofit it's one of the few that I cannot find any copies of their IRS 990 posted on their web site or at guidestar.org. When did the state of Texas pass a law that allows city officials, elected officials, to basically hire someone like TML then have them push legislation that the elected officals want passed but do not directly involve themselves in. They appear to me to hide behind the TML and then are not directly accountable.

Seems to stink.

[NautiNurse]

Fortunately, we have a 3% annual limit in Florida. Property values here have been increasing 25-47% per year for the past several years. We also have a $25K annual homestead exemption. Whew!

[SolidSupplySide]

Calling appraisal caps "tax reform" is quite a stretch. Appraisal caps are simply tinkering with the same old existing system of property tax.