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Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King
HD 50: Dems Fire Away
As early voting rolls on, Dems exchange hard shots
"...Reyes over her interest in exploring a state income tax. Meanwhile, Sheppard debuted her first TV ad – while..."
Oct. 27, 2013 News Post by Christopher Hooks
Transportation: Spinning in Place
Thinking local on transpo taxes
"...get worse if not fixed. A whole bunch of anti-taxers just got elected, so it's hard to imagine that..."
March 4, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols
The Common Law
Tax Break for Selling Your Home?
"...since I bought it. Will I have to pay taxes if I make a profit on the sale of..."
March 27, 2009 Column by Luke Ellis
Big Tex Budget Blues
The money debate begins: 'Every Texan for himself' vs. 'All in this together'
"...the 2010-11 biennial state budget face falling revenues, a tax base overdue for effective reform, rising unemployment, falling health-insurance..."
Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
AISD Puts Faith in Voters
Teachers' paychecks – and the tax raise they require – are in voters' hands this November
"...to educate voters about the upside of a rollback tax election that could raise their property tax rate by..."
Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
The Hightower Report
The Paris Hilton Minimum-Wage Hike; and Superrich Tax Cheats
"...the minimum-wage hike is tied to yet another massive tax giveaway to the very richest people in our country!..."
Aug. 18, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower
The Perry-Sharp Plan
Smokers and businesses will bear the tax brunt
"...The Texas Tax Reform Commission, appointed by Gov. Rick Perry and chaired..."
April 14, 2006 News Feature
Naked City
"...craft a plan that accomplishes more than the proposed tax swap recommended by the governor's Tax Reform Commission. Organizations..."
April 7, 2006 News Feature
School Finance: Where We Are and How We Got Here
The Supreme Court's ruling leaves a lot of blanks for the Lege to fill in
"...education districts, meant to collect and disburse school district taxes on a county-by-county basis, already had gone down at..."
Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves
Point Austin: Squeezing the Schools
Failing all its courses, the Lege sends a love note to Highland Park
"...the moment last January that the governor declared "property tax relief" his own special priority for the 79th Lege...."
July 15, 2005 News Column by Michael King
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...ACC's district that they should be compelled to pay taxes by the rest of Austin ["The Politics of Annexation,"..."
April 29, 2005 Column
The Cost of Government?
Local public spending outpaces local incomes – but not local needs
"...a fiscal year, so "2003" refers to the property tax rates in effect now, for fiscal 2004, for the..."
Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
On the Lege
Legislators offer school finance proposals, but find no consensus.
"...not just the slots, but: a uniform state property tax; increased and expanded sales taxes; vehicle, boat, and tobacco..."
April 30, 2004 News Column by Michael King
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...it? How about, "In exchange for $16 million-plus in tax subsidies donated by the city of Austin, Stratus Properties..."
March 26, 2004 Column
Naked City
"...Futrell's proposed FY 2004 budget -- including its 7.2% property-tax increase -- as long as the city pursued further..."
Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
The Hightower Report
Leave No Hummer Owner Behind; Tax Cheats Get Corporate Welfare
"...At issue was George W.'s $350 billion tax giveaway to the wealthiest of the wealthy -- the..."
June 27, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower
The Sound of Falling Dominoes
The state budget crisis is only one piece of a much larger, distressing government puzzle.
"...Last week the U.S. Congress settled on a "compromise" tax-cut plan that supposedly rejected the more extreme proposals of..."
May 30, 2003 News Column by Michael King
Taxes
"...Perry campaigned to "wait and see" on taxes; Craddick has declared any new taxes unnecessary; and Dewhurst..."
Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature
PODER vs. H-Zoning: Ready for Round Two?
Eastside gentrification task force recommends expanding, not abolishing, historic zoning.
"...Almanza, historic zoning in East Austin -- and the tax breaks to property owners that go along with it..."
Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Naked City
The state of Texas, joined by poor school districts, are fighting a lawsuit in Travis County court that would get rid of the cap on property taxes mandated by the state's "Robin Hood" tax redistribution law.
"...strike down the state law that caps districts' property tax rates. Joined by the Mexican American Legal Defense and..."
July 6, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Page Two
The paper for Central Texas reminded us again this week that it is still very much run out of Atlanta, Georgia.
"...the editorial were in favor of repealing the estate tax. This probably won't impact most of you, but it..."
April 13, 2001 Column by Louis Black
Naked City
Real legislative reform of the state's tax-credit allocation process is slowly moving toward the governor's desk.
"...member -- substantial legislative reform of the state's low-income tax credit program is sailing steadily toward the governor's desk...."
April 13, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Naked City
Expect some upsets at the state housing agency, as Gov. Rick Perry and the state Sunset Advisory Commission implement changes in the scandal-wracked department.
"...for distributing over $200 million a year in federal tax-credit subsidies to apartment developers. Bingham has staunchly opposed opening..."
Jan. 26, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Naked City
TDHCA announces its latest tax credit allocations for low-income housing under unusual scrutiny, but critics of the agency find few improvements or surprises.
"...weeks prior to this year's allocation of low-income housing tax credits by the Texas Dept. of Housing and Community..."
Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Postmarks
Housing, ACC, and Spooner.
"...of Cards" (Oct. 22) about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, fails to address perhaps the two most..."
Oct. 29, 1999 Column
Naked City
The city gives a thumbs-down to subsidised housing.
"...a thumbs-down to all but one local application for tax credit-subsidized rental housing. Normally, Austin could expect at least..."
Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Page Two
Travis County Bond Propositions
"...$36,015,000 of road bonds and the levying of the tax in payment thereof...."
Oct. 17, 1997 Column by The Chronicle Editorial Board
Budget Blackboard
Write 100 Times: AISD Needs More Money
"...financial prospects, that they were able to project a tax rate, school officials said. AISD Budget Director David Rastellini..."
June 20, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten
Tied to the Tracks
"...on Cap Met itself and its unpopular one-cent sales tax; as we speak, our legislators are filing dueling bills..."
