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(New!) Tax Credits for Solar Water Heaters A federal tax credit makes energy-efficient solar water heaters a more affordable and sustainable option for many homeowners. Read Tax Credits for Replacing Heating and Cooling Systems Upgrading to an energy-efficient heating and cooling system can save hundreds on your utility bills and ...

By: Gil Rudawsky Published: September 16, 2009 Upgrading to a qualifying energy-efficient metal or asphalt roof can cut your cooling bill as well as knock off up to $1,500 from your tax bill. The roof of your house protects against more than rain. The sun's rays beat down relentlessly, especially during summer. The ...

WHEREAS, the United States was built on the foundation that private property rights are a sacred cornerstone of democracy; andWHEREAS, Texas was founded on the principle of protecting private property; andWHEREAS, It is important to preserve these rights and maintain constitutional protections against regulation and seizure of a homestead; ...

Goldsboro, N.C. – Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG) has changed their Texas GIS Manager’s Workshop from Missouri City to the City of Pearland. The difference in distance between the two locations is approximately 20 miles. The workshop will take place at the City’s Public Works Building. The workshop is still occurring ...

Texans for Tax Relief is an organization of trade associations organized to protect your pocketbook. Small-business owners and independent contractors all over Texas face an important issue on Nov. 6: We must vote FOR Proposition 6.Proposition 6 will protect independent business people from an unfair tax on personal vehicles. If passed, ...

By Nathaniel Lukefahr The Facts Published July 13, 2007 MANVEL — Brazoria County Precinct 4 Commissioner Mary Ruth Rhodenbaugh completed a campaign promise about six months ago by opening a county office on the north end of the precinct. “We are making good on a pledge we made during the campaign,” Rhodenbaugh ...

By John Tompkins The Facts Published June 19, 2007 Officials working to build new tolled highways in the Houston area will have to step things up after the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Committee approved 87 toll projects. Two of those projects, Highway 99 — the Grand Parkway — and the expansion of ...

From staff reports The Facts Published June 9, 2007 C-BISD CHANGES SCHOOL TIMES Columbia-Brazoria ISD has announced new school times for the 2007-08 academic year. Columbia High School and West Brazos Junior High will be in class from 7:15 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. daily. Class times for Barrow, Wild Peach and West Columbia elementary schools will be ...

By Kim Thai The FactsPublished May 15, 2007 A hot ballot issue and highly contested races helped propel a solid turnout for Saturday’s election, nowhere higher than Pearland, where $162 million worth of city bond issues more than tripled participation. The tightest race of the election, however, came in the city with the lowest turnout. ...

By Scott Shafer The Facts Published May 10, 2007 PEARLAND — To the pre-recorded sounds of “Celebration” by Cool and the Gang, pear martinis and the roar of a pneumatic confetti cannon Wednesday afternoon, Pearland officials joined developers to symbolically break ground on the 1.2 million-square-foot Pearland Town Center. The ...