The property tax relief battle has been fascinating to watch… in a train wreck you can’t turn away from type of way. The legislature had a great opportunity to bring relief to Texans and score a great fiscal and public sentiment win for the … [Read more]
IDENTIFYING HAIL DAMAGE FOR TAX PROTESTS
We are in property tax protest season. Rather than discuss the different tax plans, this post seeks to find an area of common ground - protesting the property appraisals. The deadline to file a protest was Monday the 15th, and informal and, if … [Read more]
Gun Violence Study Gives Hope for Houston
Recently, a study regarding gun violence was published to see if methods used to address gun violence among ex-fighters in the war torn parts of Africa would translate to urban crime in Chicago. The paper is published here. Importantly, this is a … [Read more]
Hope After a Disastrous Election
The election yesterday were a disaster for republicans. No two ways about it. However, we shouldn’t be terribly surprised by the results. Harris County is undeniably a blue county, and the Republicans followed the same model as the past few cycles … [Read more]
Mattress Mack vs Hanoi Jane
In the race for Harris County Judge, it is incumbent Lina Hidalgo versus challenger Alexandra del Moral Mealer. Or is it? Judge Hidalgo trotted out a dinosaur from the '60's to help with her faltering campaign: Interesting choice for Judge … [Read more]
Why Chris Daniel Deserves Our Vote
Chris Daniel was kind enough to discuss his campaign for District Clerk. Full disclosure, I practice in the district courts to a minor degree, and in the JP courts some (the District Clerk’s office handles electronic submissions to the JP courts), … [Read more]