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FILE - the Airbnb logo is displayed on a computer monitor and cell phone. (Photo Illustration by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Airbnb has collected nearly $35 million in tourism taxes on behalf of Houston hosts

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Airbnb announced it has been collecting and remitting $13.5 billion in tourism taxes on behalf of hosts worldwide. In Texas, as of 2024, Airbnb has generated $105 million, with $35 million of that coming from Houston alone.

Texas House Parliamentarian Sharon Carter, listens as state Reps. Cody Vasut, R-Angleton (from left), Richard Hayes, R-Hickory Creek, Tom Oliverson, R-Cypress, and Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, negotiate in the lower chamber on April 10, 2025.

$337 billion, two-year budget gets Texas House approval

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The lower chamber’s plan largely aligns with the Senate’s proposal and puts billions toward teacher pay, border security and property tax cuts.

Sarah Rojo in her home in Gardendale on Feb. 23, 2025. Rojo owes thousands in property taxes, made worse by the 20% extra fee that a private, law firm hired for collections, tacked on to the top of her debt.

In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto struggling homeowners

Read full article: In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto struggling homeowners

Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection companies can tack up to 20% onto their bill.

FILE - A portion of the 1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return form is shown July 24, 2018, in New York. The IRS said Tuesday, June 21, 2022, that it will have erased its backlog of last season's tax returns by the end of this week. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Texas ranked among highest tax rates in the US, WalletHub says

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“Texas residents also don’t pay income tax, but spend 1.58% of their income on real estate taxes, one of the highest rates in the country,” the report claimed.

The Ector County Courthouse in Odessa on Nov. 7. Officials plan to build a new courthouse that doesn't have leaking pipes and rats.

Why a West Texas county is building a new courthouse even after voters rejected the proposal

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Officials took the extraordinary step of taking on new debt to replace the old courthouse, which has been plagued by rats and other pests, elevator breakdowns and flooding.

Completely eliminating Texas' high property taxes would have cost the state $81.5 billion last year or more than half the state's current two-year budget state budget officials told Texas senators Wednesday.

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

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

Texas Republicans have been trying to reduce the state’s high property taxes for years, but some acknowledge eliminating them would be too expensive.

Texans in more populous counties are electing appraisal district board members for the first time. Appraisal districts determine property values, a figure that helps determine tax bills.

Texans get their first crack at electing the people overseeing the state’s complicated property appraisal process

Read full article: Texans get their first crack at electing the people overseeing the state’s complicated property appraisal process

In the state’s larger counties, voters can now elect people to the agencies that appraise property values.