Joshua Fechter
Urban Affairs Reporter at Texas Tribune
Urban affairs reporter @TexasTribune • Cities, housing, taxes, growth, transportation • Past @ExpressNews • [email protected]
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1 week ago |
dentonrc.com | Joshua Fechter
To attack the state’s high housing costs, Texas lawmakers moved this year to clear red tape and regulations — including an obscure Jim Crow era state law — that critics argued get in the way of building new homes. Legislators enacted a slew of bills aimed at curbing Texas’ home prices and rents, which have reached new peaks in recent years as the state has gained hundreds of thousands of new residents and its economy boomed.
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1 week ago |
texastribune.org | Joshua Fechter
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. To attack the state’s high housing costs, Texas lawmakers moved this year to clear red tape and regulations — including an obscure Jim Crow era state law — that critics argued get in the way of building new homes.
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2 weeks ago |
baytownsun.com | Joshua Fechter
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2 weeks ago |
crossroadstoday.com | Joshua Fechter
Voters will be asked to approve property tax cuts for Texas homeowners and businesses in November. If voters agree, homeowners will see increased breaks on the taxes they pay toward school districts, with those above the age of 65 or living with disabilities seeing even bigger cuts, if Texas voters approve them in November. Business owners will get help, too, on the taxes they pay on their inventory. Gov.
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3 weeks ago |
crossroadstoday.com | Joshua Fechter
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas TribuneJune 4, 2025"Voters will have final say on billions of tax cuts for Texas homeowners, businesses" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
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