Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has directed four towns, La Marque, Odessa, Tom Bean, and Whitesboro, to halt the implementation of property tax increases that may violate state law. In a letter, Paxton warned that the cities risked unlawfully burdening taxpayers by moving forward with steep hikes without complying with state auditing requirements. "I have […] The post Ken Paxton Orders Cities to Halt Potentially Illegal Property Tax Hikes appeared first on Texas Politics.| Texas Politics