Free Republic

FRIENDSWOOD — Property owners wanting a tax refund from the city in July will have to wait a bit longer. Refund proponents promised the check’s almost in the mail. Despite Mayor David Smith’s concerns that the city’s financial health could be jeopardized, late Monday the city council approved moving ahead with a plan that will eventually mean 10 percent refunds for property owners. Details of how the refund would be implemented were still to be worked out, but the city could have a guide in the North Texas town of Farmers Branch, which has made similar rebates twice, acting City...