CALIFORNIA

California's white homeowners get bigger Prop. 13 tax breaks
CalMatters
While homeownership remains a challenge for people of color in California, a new report argues the state's landmark law limiting property tax increases keeps those who do achieve it from equally reaping the benefits.

TENNESSEE

Tenn. Judge Rejects Use Of Purchase Offers To Cut Valuation
Law360
A Tennessee administrative judge upheld the assessment of a residential property, rejecting the owner's arguments that offers he had received, and his choice of comparable properties, indicated a lower value...

TEXAS

Opinion: This might shock newcomers to Texas: soaring property taxes
MarketWatch
Texas is once again witnessing the largest population growth in the nation as people increasingly migrate to what they see as the fiscal promised land. While greater job opportunities and certainly “warmer” (often ultra-hot) weather await...

Dallas City Council approves tax break to build city's next biggest skyscraper
WFAA
The Dallas skyline will be getting a bit bigger in the next few years as the City Council approved tax breaks for the construction of two new skyscrapers, one of which would become the tallest building in Dallas.

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Lutheran Sues City of Milwaukee For Unlawful Property Tax Assessment
Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
Attorneys with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit against the City of Milwaukee on behalf of Wisconsin Lutheran High School after the City unlawfully assessed the school for $105,000 in property taxes.