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Austin Business Journal: Shot clock’ bill resets development review time

Shot clock’ bill resets development review time   As Austin city leaders had their attention focused on the 3.5 percent tax cap that moved through the Texas Legislature, legislators were busy approving a bill that could have a serious impact on the city’s efforts to regulate development. The Home Builders Association of Greater Austin, which …

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Property Tax Debate

From today’s “The Brief” on The Texas Tribune: Roughly three weeks ago, top GOP leaders unveiled their vision for a property tax reform proposal. But now, as yours truly and the Tribune’s Emma Platoff reports, few of those same leaders seem married to the bill’s pitch to cut the rollback rate to 2.5 percent. There …

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On Hurricane Harvey Relief

How will Texas help Harvey-ravaged communities? By Kiah Collier February 13, 2019   In September 2017, weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Harvey ravaged his city, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner sparked what became a high-profile spat with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Facing mounting clean-up costs, Turner — a Democrat and former longtime state lawmaker — …

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Texas Election Recap – What it means to TLDA

From our Media Partners at the Texas Tribune: Greg Abbott sailed to re-election with a double-digit margin, easily besting his Democratic challenger, former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, with 56 percent of the vote to her 43. But lower on the ballot, Texas Republican incumbents won with much narrower mandates than they carried in years …

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