[af_vet_rr]

My property taxes went down,

Are you sure you're living in Texas? My property taxes, and everybody else's that I know, have been going up, up, up, to the maximum they are allowed.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Yes, I’m sure. See #123.

[rustbucket]

My property taxes certainly went down. The property taxes projected for my new house by the builder went down because of the Texas property tax reduction law that passed while they were building the house. My property taxes have generally fallen since then, probably reflecting falling market values where I live.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Most property values are down, which means assessed values and taxes are down too.

The State Comptroller projected a decline of 1.97 in 2010 and 3.47 in 2011. The actual values decreased more than that, I believe.
http://www.tasb.org/legislative/legislative/reports/2010-10-01/1value.html