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Governor Rick Perry signs two very important pieces of legislation into law on Thursday, July 9 at 9:30 a.m. in HAR’s Training Room.  State Senator Tommy Williams and State Representative John Otto, are the authors of the bills that where signed into law. House Bill 8 and House Bill 3613 where signed into law by Governor Rick Perry. ...

 1.    Appraisal Reform Issue Before central appraisal districts were created in 1982, thousands of taxing units appraised property and assessed taxes independently, resulting in wide disparities in values.  As the state began to rely more on local property taxes to fund public schools and to use school district property ...

AUSTIN, TX - Joan Huffman, R-Southside Place, today will stand on the floor of the Texas Senate and officially receive the oath of office to represent Senate District 17.  Huffman, a former judge and prosecutor, battled through a six-person special election before coming from behind in a runoff on December 16 to earn the honor to represent ...

 Campaign Update: Double Nickel a Success Double Nickel a Success!Senator Mike Jackson's Double Nickel Birthday Party was a huge success. More than 200 residents of Senate District 11 stopped by to show their support for Mike's re-election to the Texas State Senate at Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook. Almost $30,000 was ...

For all of you looking to sell your house by yourself, I have found an article that might give you the shivers.... http://www.inman.com/buyers-sellers/columnists/ilyceglink/selling-owner-raises-risk-id-theft .  It talks about how "For Sale by Owners" are getting scamed.  Contact a Realtor® to how they can save you from ...

An administrative law judge in Austin ruled last week to defer proceedings in the contested hearing until June 6, 2008.  In this delay, Allied Waste which operates the Blue Ridge Landfill at 2200 F.M. 521, will try and settle differences with opponents of the project.  Allied wants to increase the landfill footprint from the ...

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, ...

First of all welcome to Brazoria County.  I was reading a story in The Facts about how we are still paying for more than 120 families displaced by the storms of 2005.  My question is WHY???  Have you ever thought about getting a job and becoming a part of our community and a part of the tax base instead of being the tax ...

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 ...