The news of Texas covered today includes:
Our Lone Star story of the day: A viral cut and past Facebook post on property taxes in Texas gets some general things right but perpetuates the biggest misunderstanding there is: Who raises your property tax burden?
Here’s the post:
Hypothetically…….. I’m being taxed on money I never made. Let that sink in.
If I bought my property outright for $120,000 in 2001
Now the county says it’s worth $499,100.
Did I sell it? No.
Did I make a profit? No.
Did I get a check for $499,100? No.
But my taxes jumped like I did.
That’s the problem.
This isn’t income.
This isn’t cash.
This is a number someone decided on paper — and now I’m being billed for it.
If my stock portfolio doubles, I don’t pay taxes until I sell.
If my income doesn’t increase, I don’t magically owe more income tax.
So why does owning a home work differently?
Why am I being taxed on unrealized gains?
A house isn’t just an investment — it’s where people live. And this system means you can do everything right, pay off your home, and still get squeezed harder every year because of a number you never turned into money.
You don’t truly own something if you can be taxed out of it.
This isn’t about “services” or “inflation.”
It’s about being charged for value you never received.
And people are starting to notice.
COPY & PASTE this to Your page, this needs to be on everyone’s mind…
With few exceptions, the increased appraised value of your property did NOT raise your property taxes, local politicians did. They get away with it year after year because people think it was the appraisal that did it – and many politicians expressly lie to the public to perpetuate this blame shifting. Read more here.
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Governor Abbott tells Houston PD it had better get with the ICE program and until it does, the money is “no longer flowing.” And, the City of Austin also changed its policing policy with ICE and is facing big money losses. It is negotiating with Gov. Abbott.
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