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Appraisal Process Changes

admin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:53:04 +0000

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 7-8 pm
At the Austin Neighborhoods Council Meeting

Travis Co. Chief Appraiser Patrick Brown and
County Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt will speak on
Appraisal Process Changes in 2009
Austin Energy Building, 721 Barton Springs Rd.
(across from Palmer Auditorium)

Town Hall Debate and Dialogue on Water Treatment Plant No. 4

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:46:16 +0000

Watch the historic September 17, 2009 Town Hall Debate and Dialogue on Water Treatment Plant No. 4 http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/townhallvideos.htm at Austin’s the Palmer Events Center, charting Austin’s water future.

Travis County Commissioner’s Court Hears Brian Rodgers on Under-valuation of Commercial Properties

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:17:20 +0000

Brian Rodgers addressed the Travis County Commissioner’s Court and Chief Appraiser Patrick Brown on Tuesday, July 21.

Follow the news reports:

KUT FM

New8

MyFox Austin

Tax Protest at TCAD

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:45:09 +0000

Dozens of angry citizens heeded the call of ChangeAustin.org for an old-fashioned tax protest.

Thursday, July 16, outside the offices of the Travis Central Appraisal District, people expressed their opposition to what they called high and inequitable taxation on their properties.

See the news reports from the local media:

And on our own YouTube Video.

Time for Commercial Property Owners to Carry Their End of the Tax Load

admin — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:55:43 +0000

“Either the city is overpaying for the property at $41.3 million – or has been collecting far too little taxes on it with a tax roll value of just $7.5 million.”

See story in the Dallas News.