property taxes

Austin voters will be going to the polls this November to decide if they want to increase their school property taxes.

Late last night the Austin School Trustees voted to...

The City Council wants to raise property taxes. Oh joy. Residents can have their say on the matter at two public hearings coming up this month.

Thursday August 21, 2008...

In addition to arguments over raises and health benefits - disagreements school boards throughout the country deal with every year...

(via Austin TX REMAX Blog)

The nation's foreclosure crisis is causing property values to drop across the nation, and California is one state that is taking it hard.

It is bad not only for homeowners, but also for local governments — like Stockton, Calif. — that depend on property taxes.

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No property taxation without assessment representation This letter is in response to the controversy concerning the increase of property taxes nationwide at a time when most property values across the nation are declining.

According to Wikipedia, property tax is a tax that an owner pays on the value of the real property being taxed.

West Campus fraternity and sorority houses, which have been subject to increased property taxes in recent years, are optimistic that their appeals for lower taxes will pass after coming to an agreement with the organization that regulates West Campus zoning and planning.

Kerbey Lane (original)

Sorority girl to her friend “And this is why we have to fight to be exempt from property taxes in West Campus.

The huge buildings have ruined everything and are going to make us have to increase our dues. And get this: They want to put in 12-foot sidewalks everywhere.

Isn’t that gross?”

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Everyone pays property taxes, right? The fact is, some Travis County property owners may not be paying their fair share, and the county's taxpayers may end up paying the price.