The Ambrose Group released a guide to the 2027 property tax protest process in Harris County, covering steps from appraisal notice through appeal options. The filing deadline is May 15, 2027, or 30 days after notice arrival if later; May 17 if that date falls on a weekend.
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The Midland County Utility District board called for a bond election on November 3, 2026, asking voters to approve $299.015 million in general obligation bonds for water infrastructure improvements and expansion.
$If voters approve, the bond would be repaid through a property tax increase levied by the Midland County Utility District, with an estimated tax impact of about $67 per month on a home with a $300,000 taxable value at full implementation. [2]
Midland County Utility District, bond issuer and water service provider; MCUD board of directors, called for bond election
Voters in Gregg and Wichita counties will elect board members to appraisal districts in November 2026. A 2023 state law created elected positions on appraisal district boards in counties with populations of 75,000 or more, allowing voters to select three members alongside five appointed by taxing entities.
Gregg County voters, electing three appraisal district board members; Wichita County voters, electing appraisal district board members; Janice Sons, candidate for Wichita County Appraisal District Board Place 1; former justice of the peace and 1 more
Harris County faces potential loss of $113 million in federal Hurricane Harvey recovery funds due to lower-than-expected project costs. The Texas General Land Office granted a one-year extension moving the spending deadline to February 2028, but rejected the county's requests to redirect unspent money to other Harvey recovery projects.
$$322 million for federal grant for Hurricane Harvey recovery
Harris County Flood Control District, managing 11 grant-funded projects; Marcus Stuckett, Executive Director of Harris County Flood Control District; Texas General Land Office, grantor of extension and funding and 1 more
Orange County Tax Assessor-Collector Octavia Guzman announced that property tax bills for Orange County are now available online, with paper bills being printed for mailing. County Judge John Gothia urged homeowners to compare bills to last year's and noted that recent increases in monthly mortgage payments are primarily from insurance rate increases, not property tax rate increases.
$$2.4 million for property taxes collected
Octavia Guzman, Orange County Tax Assessor-Collector; John Gothia, County Judge
Grayson County commissioners are considering a hotel occupancy tax (HOT) to generate revenue for improvements at North Texas Regional Airport without raising property taxes. The tax would require state legislative approval and would be added to hotel bills in the county.
$Hotel occupancy tax would generate revenue for airport improvements without increasing property tax on county constituents.
Grayson County Commissioners, exploring hotel occupancy tax; Josh Marr, Precinct 1 Commissioner; Bruce Dawsey, County Judge and 1 more
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.
$$322 million for federal disaster recovery funding
Harris County Flood Control District, oversees disaster recovery projects; Marcus Stuckett, HCFCD Executive Director; Tom Ramsey, Harris County Commissioner and 3 more
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.