
Megan Kimble
Political Economy Reporter at Houston Chronicle
Texas political economy reporter @HoustonChron. Stories @nytimes @citylab @texasmonthly. Author of CITY LIMITS @CrownPublishing. Professionally curious.
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1 week ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Megan Kimble
State lawmakers have reached a deal on how to begin spending billions of dollars meant to shore up Texas’ struggling water infrastructure and supply. The deal allocates $1 billion a year for water and splits that funding equally between new water supply projects, like pipelines and desalination plants, and aging infrastructure in need of repair. “It will be viewed in historical context looking back that this is where Texas chose to meet one of the biggest unmet needs in the state,” said state Sen.
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expressnews.com | Megan Kimble
State lawmakers have reached a deal on how to begin spending billions of dollars meant to shore up Texas' struggling water infrastructure and supply. The deal allocates $1 billion a year for water and splits that funding equally between new water supply projects, like pipelines and desalination plants, and aging infrastructure in need of repair. "It will be viewed in historical context looking back that this is where Texas chose to meet one of the biggest unmet needs in the state," said state Sen.
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1 week ago |
statesman.com | Megan Kimble
The deal allocates $1 billion a year for water and splits that funding equally between new water supply projects, like pipelines and desalination plants, and aging infrastructure in need of repair. “It will be viewed in historical context looking back that this is where Texas chose to meet one of the biggest unmet needs in the state,” said state Sen. Charles Perry, a Lubbock Republican who has been the leading voice on water issues, in a committee hearing on Sunday.
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1 week ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Megan Kimble
New property tax relief for homeowners and businesses is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk and onto the November ballot. The proposal raises the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 for most homeowners, effectively reducing the taxable value of a home.
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1 week ago |
expressnews.com | Megan Kimble
New property tax relief for homeowners and businesses is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk and onto the November ballot. The proposal raises the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 for most homeowners, effectively reducing the taxable value of a home.
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