COLORADO

Colorado's assessed values are going to skyrocket and so will our taxes without action
Denver Post
Both parties in the legislature have said that affordability is their top priority this session, municipalities have identified “inflation” and “lack of affordable housing” as two of their most pressing concerns, and voters consistently identified the affordability crisis as their biggest issue in this most recent election.

NEW JERSEY

NJ Has Nation's Highest Property Taxes, By A Long Shot: Report
NJ Patch
Life in New Jersey tends to guarantee two things: death and high property taxes. The Garden State pays the nation's highest rate on property taxes by a long shot, with an average bill that's 43 percent higher than the second-leading state, according to a new report from WalletHub.

TEXAS

Good news: No big jump In 2023 property values
The Austin Bulldog
In what should be good news for property owners, Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler told board members of Travis Central Appraisal District February 17^th that she is not seeing the big increases in property values that were experienced last year. She said some areas will be up in values and some will be down. The end result is that she is not expecting the record numbers of value protests experienced in recent years.

Texas inventory tax: Pieper Houston Electric, business owners, unhappy with state's tariff amid rising costs, budget surplus
ABC13 Houston
Pieper is a commercial electric contractor responsible for work in the Texas Medical Center and on the University of Houston, Rice University, and Texas Southern University campuses. And while you might not see their handiwork because it's hidden behind walls and in basements, what you see in this factory is all subject to what's called the inventory tax. Bud Walters is Pieper's CEO.