Phil King Wants Your Appraisal Records!
Poor State Rep. Phil King (R-Wetherford). He evidently doesn’t have near enough to do after surviving a hang-on-for-life primary campaign, because now he evidently wants to start a collection of appraised value notices from appraisal districts in his area:
Many of my constituents have recently contacted me about large increases in their local property tax appraisals. This is deeply disturbing, as the Texas Legislature voted in 2006 to reduce school property taxes by a full one-third. Additionally, we went further by requiring voter approval before certain property taxes could be raised.
I have heard from several local business people, including one gentleman that reported a 300% increase in a 10-acre tract of undeveloped land. This is the exact opposite of what the legislature intended to happen when we ordered property tax reductions.
If you have received notice from your local appraisal district of a large increase in the appraised value of your home or business, I would like to know. Please fax a copy of the notice from your local appraisal district to my office at (817) 596-8375 or my capitol office at (512) 463-5896. If you prefer, a scanned copy may be e-mailed to phil.king@house.state.tx.us or mailed to Rep. Phil King, P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768.
What exactly is Phil King going to do with all of these tax records? Storm off down to the local appraisal district and demand that rates be lowered? Storm into the local school board meeting and complain that they are spending too much money? Or, have they just run out of toilet paper in the Capitol restroom?
Written by Vince Leibowitz
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