Property Tax
Dallas officials are entering budget season facing a difficult balancing act: maintaining property tax relief programs that have long been a priority of the Dallas City Council, while confronting slowing revenue growth and looming budget pressures. Staff is already having to recommend significant cuts, and sales tax projections aren’t looking good, leaving the city short…
By Glenn Goodrich Property tax expert A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for CandysDirt.com about my concerns with the Dallas Morning News‘ DIY property tax tool “Tx Tax” and the broader conflict of interest questions that arise when a major newspaper also sells paid property tax services. At the end of that article,…
Single-family home listings may be shifting in North Texas, but that won’t change your property tax bill for this year — and you’ve only got two weeks left to meet the May 15 deadline to protest your home’s value. By now, everyone should have received their 2026 property value notice from their county appraisal district,…
Property tax collections are coming front and center in Texas this holiday season as state officials make calls to drastically reduce them even further, spurring concerns about the practical consequences. The feeling that property taxes are too high is a very common one in the Lone Star State. It’s literally one of those 80/20 issues,…
Budget season came to a close early Thursday morning with the Dallas City Council adopting its biggest budget yet while still managing to deliver some property tax relief. A majority of council members supported a $5.2 billion spending plan. The vote passed 11-3, with Mayor Eric Johnson and Council Members Jesse Moreno (District 2) and…
