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Patrick says Texas Legislature will review Deloitte’s contracts after public loan project scandal

Oct. 09, 2024 11:56 AM EDT

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Tuesday that the Legislature will review all of the state’s existing contracts with the firm Deloitte after it selected a company whose CEO was previously convicted of an “embezzlement scheme” as a project finalist for a low-interest, taxpayer-funded loan program to...

Texas would need about $81.5 billion a year to end property taxes, officials say

Sep. 05, 2024 12:05 PM EDT

Texas would have to spend tens of billions of dollars to get rid of the state’s property taxes, state budget officials said Wednesday — a reality check on some conservatives who want to end them once and for all. Republican lawmakers have been on a yearslong push to bring down...

Texas must build hundreds of thousands of homes to lower housing costs, says state comptroller

Aug. 29, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

If Texas wants to rein in its high housing costs, it needs more homes, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s office said Tuesday — the latest sign that the state’s high home prices and rents have become a growing concern for the state’s top officials. Homebuilding in Texas didn’t...