Dutch Lunch Friday, October 17, 2025

Sep 4, 2025 | Dutch Lunch

Women, meet with us at Dutch Lunch for lively conversation and fellowship to discuss the topics that are important to us, our families, and our communities. Feel free to bring a friend! Join us at Spring Creek Barbeque 21746 Hyw 249 (at Louetta), Houston TX 77070 for lunch at 11:30-1:30. PLEASE RSVP –Below.

Commissioner’s Court: Thursday, October 16, 2025

Sep 4, 2025 | Legislative Update

Harris County Commissioners Court: The next session is at 10 am on Thursday, October 16, 2024 at the Harris County Administration Building at 1001 Preston, First Floor, on the north side of downtown Houston.

Please join Alexie Swirsky there to support our only Republican Harris County Commissioner, Tom Ramsey. Parking is available across the street for $15.

If you would like to speak on an agenda item (see https://agenda.harriscountytx.gov/), sign up online the night before and be at the court by 9:30 am. You will get one minute. The public testimony time is usually in the first half of the day.

Monthly Meeting: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Sep 4, 2025 | Monthly Meeting

Join us for our next monthly meeting at 6pm at Los Reyes Restuarant at 5050 Cypress Parkway (FM1960 at Greenwood Forest). Please RSVP below.

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HCAD General Board Meeting October 15, 2025

Sep 3, 2025 | Other Events

The next Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) General Board Meeting is Wednesday, October 15th. Meetings are open to the public and those wishing to speak can sign up at the meeting.

Meetings are at 9:30am on the 7th Floor of the HCAD Building at 13013 Northwest Freeway.

Kyle Scott’s Report: May 2025 HCAD Board Meeting

During the Budget and Finance Committee meeting we were presented with a proposal for next year’s budget. The proposed budget for 2026 was 6.69% higher than the current year. With inflation at 2.63% and a population increase of 1.1%, this budget increase is more than what is justified when taking into account inflation and population increases. We still have a few months to find the necessary cuts.

During the General Board Meeting we learned that more than $4 billion has been taken off the tax rolls through Public Facility Corporations (PFC) and Housing Finance Corporations (HFC). We have been working with the legislature to close loopholes and are looking for additional ways that HCAD can hold accountable PFCs and HFCs. They should not be allowed to operate tax free without holding up their end of the bargain.

On June 1st all PFCs are required to submit a report to HCAD. If they fail to do so, or if they are out of compliance, their exemption should be revoked. This is my personal opinion and not that of HCAD, the HCAD Board, or any other HCAD Board member.

I want to thank Alexie Swirsky and Mark Goloby for speaking at the meeting. I also want to thank Donnie Lubeck and Melissa Rowell for attending.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Best,
Kyle Scott
kyle.scott@hcad.org
713.805.0581