Inaugural Appraisal District Board election lacking candidates

thefacts.com

The Texas Legislature answered the call to give property owners direct representation on county appraisal boards, but so far, no one in Brazoria County has answered the call to seek election to its board. Three seats will be filled through public election this year for the first time, the result of changes made last year that allow voters in counties with populations exceeding 75,000 to vote on appraisal board members. 

To Disclose Or Not To Disclose. In States Like Texas, That Is The Question

BisNow

To say Bethany Babcock was unpleasantly surprised when a listing agent publicly unveiled the sale price of a client's recent commercial property acquisition might be an understatement. The principal and co-owner of San Antonio-based Foresite Commercial Real Estate was displeased enough to take her complaint to social media, kicking off a lively thread that saw one commenter suggest the offending discloser should be “publicly tar[red] & feather[ed], put in stockade and pelted with rotten tomatoes."