Bill King is a contributor to African American News & Issues, covering stories and issues important to our readers in Houston, across Texas and throughout the nation.
Texans hate property taxes. An August 2025 UT-Texas poll found that 85% of Texans thought further reducing property taxes was either extremely or very important, including 55% who said it…
Harris County officials spent a little over four hours on Monday discussing the County budget for next year. The proposed budget would increase County spending by about $327 million (12%).1 For some context, Harris County’s population…
