“Proposition 2 will allow counties to utilize tax increment financing for transportation projects. This important tool will enable counties to finance the improvements necessary for these projects with the increased revenues from the area without increasing taxes. Please encourage support for Proposition 2.” Jim Allison, General Counsel, County Judges and Commissioners … [Read more...] about Texans to Vote on Eight Constitutional Amendments
Constitutional Amendments
Tax Assessor-Collector
Tax assessor-collectors assess property for the purpose of taxation and collect taxes for the county and state, unless the responsibility is contracted out. Tax assessor-collectors are also agents of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. The job of the tax assessor-collector has changed over time with most of the evolution of duties centering on the combination or separation … [Read more...] about Tax Assessor-Collector
Texas Voters Approve Nine Constitutional Amendments
By Ross Ramsey and Neena Satija | texastribune.org Texas voters approved a $2 billion draft from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to finance water projects in the fast-growing, drought-plagued state on Nov. 5, along with eight other amendments to the state’s constitution. That amendment, Proposition 6 on the ballot, had by far the highest profile of the nine proposals. It will … [Read more...] about Texas Voters Approve Nine Constitutional Amendments
Constitutional Amendments Proposed for November 2013 Ballot
The following is an excerpt from The House Research Organization Focus Report No.83-5 released in early August 2013. To view the report in full, go to http://www.hro.house.state.tx.us/pdf/focus/amend83.pdf. Amending the Constitution:Texas voters have approved 474 amendments to the Texas Constitution since its adoption in 1876, according to the Legislative Reference Library. … [Read more...] about Constitutional Amendments Proposed for November 2013 Ballot