From the Quorum Report: By: Scott Braddock Chairman Bettencourt opens hearings on property tax relief Both TML and TAC, key stakeholders, were caught off guard by the fact that Sen. Bettencourt dived right into hearings this week The newly-created Texas …
Continue ReadingHOUSTON - Senator Paul Bettencourt (SD 7), a longtime crusader for property tax relief in Texas, has been named Chair of the Select Committee on Property Tax Reform and Relief by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. The committee will hold hearings …
Continue ReadingJudge Tim Sulak, of the 126th District Court in Travis County, denied the City of Austin's effort to deny property owners due process in the City's lawsuit to increase property values. Despite a 30% increase in appraised value over the …
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From Fox 26 Houston News: In the race to be Houston's next mayor Bill King's persistent focus on the city's troubled finances appears to be paying dividends that could prove pivotal. "We do not have a revenue problem. We have …
Continue ReadingFrom the Quorum Report: By: Scott Braddock HOUSTON – More than a decade ago, Paul Bettencourt and Dan Patrick were working here in the Bayou City on what some would later call a “revolution” within the Republican Party of Texas – an insurrection that would one …
Continue ReadingFrom Houston Chronicle By: Katherine Driessen State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican who led the effort to sue the city over ReBuild, said the city jeopardized the fee by failing to be honest with voters. A state district judge …
Continue ReadingFrom the Houston Chronicle: By: Gabrielle Banks For the twentieth year in a row, officials essentially have opted not to raise the property tax rate in Harris County. However, their vote Friday does not mean tax bills will remain the same …
Continue ReadingHouston – Senator Paul Bettencourt, Texas State Senator for District 7, was honored by the MD Anderson Cancer for his work in passing the “Right to Try” legislation in the Texas Senate. The legislation, HB 21/SB 694, was passed unanimously (31-0) …
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