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ABC 13 Houston on MSN · 14h

Harris County passes 2025 budget, includes property tax increase from 3.5% to 8%

Harris County Commissioners passed a $2.67 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which has generated heated and emotional comments from the public during the last couple of months.

Hosted on MSN · 14h

Harris County approves $2.6 billion budget and tax rate increase for 2025

Harris County Commissioners Court on Thursday gave final approval to its financial plan for the upcoming year, including an 8% increase in the county's property tax rate for the new fiscal year beginning on Oct.

KHOU 11 on MSN · 15h

Harris County approves 8% property tax hike

Usually, property tax increases have to be approved by voters, but state law allows an exception.

Click2Houston · 18h

Will your property taxes jump 8% today in Harris County?

Harris County commissioners are set to advance an 8% property tax hike, which does not require voter approval due to federal disaster declarations.

Houston Landing on MSN · 16h

Harris County raises property tax rates, OKs $2.6 billion budget over Ogg’s objections

Baked into this year’s budget is the start of a five-year plan to offset any future structural deficits via higher fees and spending cuts.

56mon MSN

Ohio sheriff condemned for saying people with Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded

An Ohio sheriff is under fire for a social media post in which he said people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Harris County Over Revived 'Uplift Harris' Financial Aid Program

Texas AG sues Harris County over its revived "guaranteed income" program, alleging it violates the state constitution.

19hon MSN

Hundreds of Harris County inmates to be moved from closing west Texas private jail to Louisiana

Hundreds of Harris County Jail inmates will be moved out of a West Texas private prison in the coming week after the facility ...

54mon MSN

What to know about Kamala Harris' campaign stop in Madison

Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in the capital city of this battleground state — her first visit to Madison and ...

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How the Fastest-Growing County in Wisconsin Is Scrambling the Presidential Race

Madison, Wis., and its blossoming suburbs are drawing newcomers for tech and health care jobs. With a swing state in the ...

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Ken Paxton sues again to block Harris County's latest guaranteed income program

Uplift Harris, as the local program is called, is designed to give financial assistance to low-income households picked ...

Texas Public Radio1h

Harris County astronaut still plans to vote in 2024 election despite being stranded in space

Texas first passed a law in 1997 that allows astronauts to vote if they will be in space during early voting and on Election ...

FOX 26 Houston on MSN1d

7-year-old autistic boy found unresponsive in pool in Harris County, pronounced dead

Authorities are on the scene after a 7-year-old boy was found unresponsive in a pool in Harris County on Wednesday evening, ...

3hOpinion

Shiny new Harris County Probate Court 5 deserves an energetic judge | Opinion

Democrat incumbent Fran Watson has the experience and enthusiasm to preside over Harris County's newest probate court.

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