Commissioners boycott meeting, breaking quorum needed for a proposed 11.4 percent tax increase.

October 13, 2019

Two Harris County Commissioners Block Tax Hike by Busting Quorum

By Brandon Waltens

Taxpayers in Texas’ most populous county will avoid a proposed tax hike because two commissioners decided to skip the court’s most recent meeting.

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Texas Scorecard Radio

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Episode 106: Brandon Waltens and Robert Montoya catch listeners up on a couple of stories being followed in the Metroplex and in Austin. Ross Kecseg and Erin Anderson sit down with Tony McDonald to discuss property taxes, property tax reform, the rhetoric surrounding the issue, and what has and is being done. Cary Cheshire has this week’s Texas Scorecard Radio commentary.

         

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