Local candidate signals tax shift and rollback support
Bricce Cain, likely to replace Wayne Smith as District 128 State Representative, says he favors eliminating property taxes in favor of a consumption tax as a long term goal, while backing Bettencourt’s rollback election proposal to cut the threshold to 4 percent. Cain runs in a solid Republican district with Libertarian Ken Lowder on the November ballot. District 128 covers Baytown Highlands McNair La Porte Morgan's Point parts of Pasadena and Crosby.
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Baytown area taxes hold steady across districts
Goose Creek CISD keeps tax rate at 1.43189 per 100 with 6.8 percent appraisal rise over three years and 18.6 percent over a decade. Lee College maintains 21.57 cents for two years amid 58 percent 10-year appraisal growth. Barbers Hill ISD reports no tax increase, cites Chapter 313 value gains and growth paired with entrepreneurial programs. Anahuac ISD approves 11.46 million budget and 1.47 tax rate to fund a 15 million bond. Harris County jurisdictions total 0.629 tax rate, unchanged 20 years, while Baytown’s total rate remains 0.82203 with a 177.8 million budget.
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Tax reform panel warns of soaring Texas property taxes
Bettencourt cites a 13 cent rate hike plus a 12.2 percent appraisal rise that would blow up bills. Since 2012 Houston and Harris County tax levies have surged, with city values up 60 billion and county values up 117 billion. He urges rate cuts as values climb and notes SB 1760 and related measures delivering 2 billion in relief.
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