The chair of the Tarrant Appraisal District’s citizen review board resigned this week. An email obtained by the Star-Telegram showed Nancy Sharpe, who served on the board for three years and as chair for one year, resigned on Monday. Her letter of resignation did not give a reason for why she was leaving her post. […]
Three Democrat Party-backed candidates won the first ever elections to the Travis Central Appraisal District’s board of directors Saturday, according to the unofficial results from the Travis County Clerk’s office. Securing election to the nonpartisan positions were Jett Hanna for Place 1, Shenghao “Daniel” Wang for Place 2 and Dick Lavine for Place 3. The […]
Candidates endorsed by Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare are leading their races for the three seats on the appraisal district board. Eric Morris, a 24-year old Haltom City council member, has 54.34% of the vote in Place 1, Colleyville Mayor Pro Tem Callie Rigney holds 62.72% of the Place 2 vote and real estate investor […]
This year’s appraisal notices — an annual spring ritual often accompanied by fear and loathing and, on occasion, a sigh of relief — are on their way to Travis County residential and commercial property owners. Overall, the median market value of homes in the county declined about 7%, Travis County Chief Appraiser Leana Mann said […]
In Reality Check stories, Star-Telegram journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? RealityCheck@star-telegram.com. A candidate for the Tarrant County Appraisal District board says County Judge Tim O’Hare’s involvement in the race is crossing an ethical line. Chuck Kelley, a Colleyville city council member, is running for Place 3, […]
The clock is about to run out for Summit County home and business owners seeking relief on their property taxes. Earlier this year, the Summit County Fiscal Office completed valuation adjustments on more than 200,000 parcels in the county, with property values and tax bills climbing. Owners of about 236,000 properties were notified of value […]