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See how tax rates have changed in western Travis County since fiscal year 2016-17. (Courtesy Pexels)
Austin
5:17 PM Oct 16, 2020 CDT
Property taxes increase slightly in two Lake Travis-Westlake-area cities
Facing a drop in sales tax revenue and financial uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, West Lake Hills City Council has passed what Mayor Linda Anthony called a “bare-bones budget." (Community Impact staff)
Austin
5:00 AM Oct 14, 2020 CDT
Breaking down the 2020-21 West Lake Hills budget
Lakeway City Council unanimously approved a $15.06 million budget and voted to keep the $0.1645 tax rate that has been in place since fiscal year 2018-19. (Brian Perdue/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
5:00 AM Oct 12, 2020 CDT
Breaking down the 2020-21 Lakeway budget
Lakeway City Hall is pictured. (Brian Perdue/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
8:56 AM Sep 28, 2020 CDT
Lakeway to vote on FY 2020-21 budget, tax rate Sept. 28
Lakeway resident Pat Vanderford speaks during the public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2020-21 budget at Lakeway City Council's Sept. 21 meeting—its first in-person meeting since March. From left: Council Members Sajeev Kumar and Louis Mastrangelo, Mayor Sandy Cox and Mayor Pro Tem Laurie Higginbotham were present at the meeting. (Brian Perdue/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
10:49 AM Sep 22, 2020 CDT
In first in-person meeting since March, Lakeway schedules budget, tax rate votes for Sept. 28
Rollingwood City Council met virtually Sept. 16 to adopt the fiscal year 2020-21 budget. (Courtesy city of Rollingwood)
Austin
10:13 AM Sep 17, 2020 CDT
Rollingwood 2020-21 budget features tax rate increase, police retention initiative
West Lake Hills City Council approved the fiscal year 2020-21 budget during a Sept. 9 council meeting. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Austin
2:09 PM Sep 10, 2020 CDT
West Lake Hills approves 2020-21 budget and tax rate
Lakeway City Hall (Brian Perdue/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
10:01 AM Sep 9, 2020 CDT
Lakeway looks for alternatives to higher tax rate in proposed budget
Lakeway Mayor Sandy Cox gave her weekly COVID-19 update Aug. 20. (Screenshot of Facebook Live broadcast)
Austin
6:25 PM Aug 20, 2020 CDT
Mayor: Lakeway firefighters see uptick in small roadside fires
Lakeway City Council voted to approve a 3.5% maximum property tax rate—which would increase the rate to $0.1694 cents per $100 of assessed value—to help close the deficit in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21. (Brian Perdue/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
3:31 PM Aug 19, 2020 CDT
Lakeway approves proposed maximum tax rate for fiscal year 2020-21
The Texas State Comptroller's Office released June sales tax revenue data for cities Aug. 12. (Amy Rae Dadamo/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
12:43 PM Aug 14, 2020 CDT
Lake Travis-area municipalities see an uptick in sales tax revenue
West Lake Hills proposed a potential tax rate for the 2020-21 fiscal year. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Austin
1:07 PM Aug 13, 2020 CDT
Tax rate increase proposed in West Lake Hill’s fiscal year 2020-21 budget discussions
The city of Lakeway continued budget talks during the July 20 City Council meeting. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Austin
10:00 AM Jul 22, 2020 CDT
Lakeway budget talks see staff, officials search for savings through numerous avenues
West Lake Hills officials began preliminary budget discussions during a July 8 City Council meeting. (Amy Rae Dadamo/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
10:45 AM Jul 10, 2020 CDT
West Lake Hills officials overview 'very lean' 2020-21 budget
Sales tax revenue totaled $2.67 billion in June, down 6.5% from a year ago. (Courtesy Pexels)
Austin
10:44 AM Jul 7, 2020 CDT
Conservative strategy a key factor in initial Lakeway budget strategy talks
Rollingwood officials approved the fiscal year 2020-21 budget and tax rate calendar during a May 20 council meeting. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Austin
2:41 PM May 26, 2020 CDT
Rollingwood officials approve budget and tax rate calendar for fiscal year 2020-21
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
(Courtesy city of League City)
Houston
3:16 PM
League City City Council approves incentive program to promote capital projects
The $8.5 million sales tax allocation Frisco received in November was more than a 4% increase as compared to the same month a year ago. (Community Impact staff)
Dallas - Fort Worth
3:00 AM
DATA: Frisco's latest monthly sales tax revenue up more than 4% year over year
In building the budget for fiscal year 2020-21, Richardson staff faced unprecedented challenges, not the least of which was a pandemic that brought with it a projected revenue shortfall of roughly $5.8 million. (Olivia Lueckemeyer/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
9:10 AM
Challenges of the pandemic reflected in Richardson's latest approved budget
Bellaire City Council has approved the scope of work for a user fee study and cost allocation plan that will help the city tighten its financials. (Hunter Marrow/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
5:00 PM
Bellaire to undergo user fee study, cost allocation plan
Three new trustees will be sworn in Nov. 17. (Eva Vigh/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
4:00 PM
New Montgomery ISD trustees vow for greater transparency, accountability
The city of Pearland is continuing to invest in police and public safety. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
11:51 AM
Pearland invests in public safety for FY 2020-21
Allegro has moved its orchestra outside during COVID-19. (Courtesy Allegro Pearland Academy of Music)
Houston
11:21 AM
As sales tax revenue pours in, small businesses continue to struggle in Pearland, Friendswood
Pearland and Friendswood have fared better than predicted when it comes to sales tax revenue collected over the course of the pandemic. (Courtesy Pexels)
Houston
2:15 PM
Pearland, Friendswood 2020 sales tax revenue above the curve
Due to COVID-19, some Houston-area cities have seen hits to their sales tax revenue, but others were not affected or saw sales tax revenue increase. The above map shows percent change between August 2019 and August 2020 sales tax revenue for surrounding cities. (Justin Howell/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
5:45 AM
Bay Area businesses unsure of future despite strong sales tax revenue
The average home value did drop slightly from $379,629 in fiscal year 2019-20. The average home value is now $378,396. (Liesbeth Powers/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
6:36 PM
Plano accepts final certified appraisal property values for fiscal year 2020-21