Almost 100 members of the municipal public employees union rose from the benches of the Houston City Council Chambers to call for a stop to the chronic undervaluation of high-end commercial properties. Read More

Last week, Gladys House had every reason to think she was about to see her property auctioned off for failure to pay her taxes, before someone swooped in to loan her the money. Read More

Preliminary reports from the Denton County Central Appraisal District show the county with a slight bump in tax value over last year. Read More

The ad was placed in Periodico Enlace by Basilio D. Villarreal Jr, board president of the Rio Grande City CISD. Read More

There was not a vacant seat at city hall. Residents wanted to let Mayor Annise Parker and Council know they are not happy with the long standing practice of undervaluing commercial buildings for property tax purposes. Read More

 The Harris County Appraisal District’s board of directors today (Thursday, May 16) announced the results of an organizational study commissioned in February. Read More

Buoyed by the continued strength in the commercial market, Dallas County’s tax rolls have jumped for the second straight year. Read More

While the law states that everyone should pay tax on the market value of their property, huge companies that own the skyscrapers you see around Houston often don't. Read More

Circuit of the Americas will have an assessed tax value of slightly more than $290 million for 2013, the chief appraiser for the Travis Central Appraisal District said Wednesday. Read More

The Nueces County Appraisal District said the overall value of homes and businesses in the county is up this year, which means most property owners will see a property tax increase. Read More

Appraisal District staff members surprise Chief Appraiser Michael Fregia (right) with a retirement party. Read More

With that, an auctioneer hired by the Travis County Tax Assessor/Collector’s office got to work this morning selling off hundreds of items seized from RunTex. Read More

Being a tax collector isn't an easy gig, but Richard Petree stuck with it for 36 years. Read More

Reporter Jayme Fraser writes in today’s Chronicle about a University of Houston study showing that homeowners may have better luck with Harris County Appraisal District challenges if they do them themselves, rather than hiring a professional. Read More

Items seized from RunTex this month are set to be auctioned off by the Travis County Tax Assessor/Collector’s office next week in an attempt to collect thousands of dollars in back taxes that the company reportedly owes. Read More

Driven in large part by new apartment complexes, the overall value of property in Hays County increased 5.1 percent, from $15.03 billion in 2012 to $15.8 billion in 2013, according to preliminary appraisals released on Monday by the Hays Central Appraisal District. Read More

A months-long investigation by the Houston Press finds that Brookfield isn’t the only mega-dollar company that’s sitting pretty with a momentous tax break. Read More

The taxable value of homes in Travis County increased 4 percent this year, thanks to healthy job and population growth, chief appraiser Marya Crigler said. Read More

 If it had been a football game instead of an appraisal of Mount Pleasant ISD’s financial future, a ref could have thrown a flag for piling on. Read More