The Harris County Flood Control District said it is on track to complete 11 federally-funded disaster recovery projects and will not jeopardize the spending deadline, despite holding $113 million in unallocated funding.
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A 58-year-old Dallas woman inherited $300,000 from her deceased Pennsylvania father's estate and was billed $13,500 in Pennsylvania inheritance tax, despite Texas having no inheritance tax, because Pennsylvania taxes estates based on where the deceased lived.
$Texas has no inheritance or estate tax; Pennsylvania imposes 4.5% inheritance tax on estates of deceased residents regardless of heir's state of residence.
Dallas woman (58 years old), heir to Pennsylvania estate; Her father (86 years old), deceased Pennsylvania resident who owned Pittsburgh house; Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, tax authority imposing inheritance tax
The Texas Tribune explains how homeowners can claim a homestead exemption to reduce their property tax bills. The exemption reduces taxable home value, particularly lowering school property taxes.
$Homestead exemption reduces taxable home value, cutting property tax payments to schools, cities and counties; homeowners age 65 or with qualifying disability receive additional exemptions and frozen school tax bills.
Multiple Texas counties reported record-breaking or significantly higher first-day early voting turnout on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. Collin County experienced temporary printer outages at 10 polling locations that were resolved within 90 minutes, while Travis, Harris, and Dallas counties all set or approached midterm election records.
Collin County Election Administrator Kaleb Breaux, Collin County Election Administrator; Travis County Clerk Dyana Limon-Mercado, Travis County Clerk; David Thomason, Director of the Kozmetsky Center for Civic Engagement at St. Edward's University and 1 more
Hays County voters will choose among candidates for county judge, county district attorney, and Kyle mayor in the Nov. 3 election. Early voting runs Oct. 19-30.
Michelle Gutierrez Cohen, Democratic candidate for Hays County judge, current county commissioner Precinct 2; Geoffrey Tahuahua, Republican candidate for Hays County judge, Dripping Springs City Council member; Liz Sumter Gajdos, Independent candidate for Hays County judge, former county judge 2007-2010 and 5 more
Dallas Young Republicans Secretary Sarah Gardner challenged Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico over his comments on faith during a town hall debate. Gardner argued his policies are out of step with Texas voters' values.
Sarah Gardner, Dallas Young Republicans Secretary; James Talarico, Democratic Texas Senate candidate
Eight months after the Arlington City Council suspended an antidiscrimination ordinance, Mayor Jim Ross asked city staff in September to place a previously proposed version on the agenda for discussion. Ross told residents at an October 1 town hall that council members and residents should have another chance to weigh in on the issue.
$roughly $65 million for federal funding at risk
Jim Ross, Mayor of Arlington; Trey Yelverton, City Manager of Arlington; DeeJay Johannessen, CEO of the HELP Center for LGBTQ+ Health and 1 more
Early voting is underway in the 2026 midterm elections. In Texas, Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico and Republican nominee Ken Paxton are campaigning on economic concerns as they focus on the closely watched Senate race.
James Talarico, Democratic Senate nominee; Ken Paxton, Republican Senate nominee; Donald Trump, President, campaigning for Republican candidates