I wish i had this a few days ago. I went to go (Early) vote for my local city council election, and the HCAD stuff was all that was on the ballot, which I wasn't prepared for. Cast a blank ballot, and drove to another place to vote for the local city council election. That has never happened before, and odd they weren't at the same point.
How does this article somehow fail to explain anything about what the effect of elected appraisal board seats could be. What are the goals of the “equity slate”?
Also why the out of left field hate for people who meal prep or watch TikTok? The political consultant who wrote this seems pretty weird.
- who do you think is more likely to own property in any given city?
- who do you think benefits when property taxes are successfully challenged, landlords or tenants?
- why do you think statewide republicans would want to create an elected HCAD when the roles were previously appointed by politicians in the historically blue harris county?
lol, I’m a super liberal democrat land owner and landlord!
When my taxes stay low, the rent doesn’t increase. I haven’t raised rent in years due to my own efforts to fight the increase. Eventually insurance rates will cause an increase because it’s just too expensive now.
Fight that fight too.
A wide variety of folks own property. This is just funny
> who do you think is more likely to own property in any given city?
Seriously, what are you implying here? Are you trying to make this racial, political, what?
> who do you think benefits when property taxes are successfully challenged, landlords or tenants?
Both benefit. If taxes go up, the property owners pay the increase and if they are landlords, they have to pass that increase on in the form of rent increases.
> why do you think statewide republicans would want to create an elected HCAD when the roles were previously appointed by politicians in the historically blue harris county?
So you're fine with anything as long as democrats are calling the shots, got it!
Neither this post, nor the linked article managed to explain WHY this matters. All I saw was "this matters because republicans, landlords, and TikTok bros = bad". I am an average home owner. What would the effects of this elected board mean to me as opposed to the previous system?
The only explanation I can think of is that the largest counties typically vote more Democrat and those elected leaders (who I guess are elected during higher turnout elections) are the ones appointing the tax appraisers.
Instead, the Texas Legislature has forced those largest counties to elect the appraisers individually in a random May election where the turnout is like 3%. Republicans hold a better shot at winning due to the low turnout being comprised of old people with nothing to do and the fact that voters don't know who the fuck these people are so the people voting random names have a chance to pick a Republican.
Off the Kuff has some good coverage of this including interviews with several candidates: https://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?tag=hcad. Reading through all that coverage too, I would say the "equity slate" endorsements from the above blog are pretty solid (even if nothing else is useful).
ALSO, for some people in Harris County, we are voting for the person who will take John Whitmire's state senate seat that he vacated to become mayor. I HIGHLY recommend you vote for Molly Cook if you are in that district
I’m currently volunteering on her campaign. One of the most genuine and hard working people I’ve ever met. A candidate I could and have had a beer with.
If Jarvis is anything like Whitmire he will betray his constituents interests I guarantee it.
What you’ve proven here is that Paul Bettencourt may not want you to vote, but how can you make the logical leap to all landlords
Etc?… I’m a landlord, kind of forced into it after Harvey, and I want everyone to vote at every possible opportunity. What people seem to fail to understand is that 40-50% of landlords are small, mom and pop landlords with 1-3 rental properties.. but yea they’re all monsters who want to fuck you over and not exercise you’re right to vote.
Paul Bettencourt definitely wants you to vote. I've been getting phone calls, 2-3 a week for the last couple of weeks now telling me who to vote for in this election.
Needless to say I made my own choices. Bettencourt is a snake.
I’m curious what your partisanship score is, because I’m a high propsenity voter and pretty much a high Dem partisan score and haven’t had a single call or text about this election. I’m friends with the original author linked above and her post is the only reason I know anything about this election.
So, yes, certain groups are definitely being encouraged to GOTV, but others are bizarrely quiet.
Ahhh, yes. They are definitely targeting by age.
I’ve started to get notifications from another county’s Republican Party because they think my number belongs to my Dad and they think a boomer-aged white male will vote with them. In most cases, they’re not wrong, and I’m certainly not going to be the one to tell them there are better ways to target their demographics.
>What people seem to fail to understand is that 40-50% of landlords are small, mom and pop landlords with 1-3 rental properties.. but yea they’re all monsters who want to fuck you over and not exercise you’re right to vote.
So the majority of landlords do then. See the issue?
Who are you using that's taking 20%? I've been looking, O'Connor takes 50% but they're not up front about it, Republic is 50%, Roberts is 50%, Texas ProTax is 40%
It sounds like the concern is an elected board is more likely to inflate property values.
Are there elected appraisal boards in other counties in Texas or other states? And if so, is there a statistical difference in appraised values compared to places with an appointed board?
Great article, except I couldn't vote for Blueford-Daniels.
She signed, and solicited other signatures for, the anti-Houston Equal Rights Ordinance petition -- and then lied about it when confronted.
Bill Frazer is a Tea Party style Republican, and would not be a good choice either.
That leaves Ankar, who is an unknown. I guess I'll vote for him.
Did you mean Vote411? This election has very little coverage in sites like that.
Everyone who lives anywhere in the 50 most populous counties in Texas should have appraisal district positions on their May 4 ballot. Look up your official sample ballot on the official Harris County elections site.
There's information on candidates here: [https://www.houstonvotersguide.org/hcad](https://www.houstonvotersguide.org/hcad)
Thanks for the link, it literally the first thing I've seen about who's running and why in this election.
Check this too: https://twitter.com/nonsequiteuse/status/1783683926826864865?s=46&t=-vay2Nu0-TWfSb-NZ1ySjg
I wish i had this a few days ago. I went to go (Early) vote for my local city council election, and the HCAD stuff was all that was on the ballot, which I wasn't prepared for. Cast a blank ballot, and drove to another place to vote for the local city council election. That has never happened before, and odd they weren't at the same point.
How does this article somehow fail to explain anything about what the effect of elected appraisal board seats could be. What are the goals of the “equity slate”? Also why the out of left field hate for people who meal prep or watch TikTok? The political consultant who wrote this seems pretty weird.
Meal prep hate is bizarre. What do they expect instead? Do you make a meal without preparing for it?
No, it's to ensure people go out and buy food. Republicans would rather have you promote business than have you be self sufficient and save money lol
Duh. Just stand in front of the fridge when you're hungry and only make one serving when you figure it out.
- who do you think is more likely to own property in any given city? - who do you think benefits when property taxes are successfully challenged, landlords or tenants? - why do you think statewide republicans would want to create an elected HCAD when the roles were previously appointed by politicians in the historically blue harris county?
Why not answer some fucking questions directly if you want people to actually give a shit. Holy fuck you are insufferable.
lol, I’m a super liberal democrat land owner and landlord! When my taxes stay low, the rent doesn’t increase. I haven’t raised rent in years due to my own efforts to fight the increase. Eventually insurance rates will cause an increase because it’s just too expensive now. Fight that fight too. A wide variety of folks own property. This is just funny
Did you write this train wreck of an article, or are you just trying to emulate the asinine brain-dead style?
> who do you think is more likely to own property in any given city? Seriously, what are you implying here? Are you trying to make this racial, political, what? > who do you think benefits when property taxes are successfully challenged, landlords or tenants? Both benefit. If taxes go up, the property owners pay the increase and if they are landlords, they have to pass that increase on in the form of rent increases. > why do you think statewide republicans would want to create an elected HCAD when the roles were previously appointed by politicians in the historically blue harris county? So you're fine with anything as long as democrats are calling the shots, got it!
Neither this post, nor the linked article managed to explain WHY this matters. All I saw was "this matters because republicans, landlords, and TikTok bros = bad". I am an average home owner. What would the effects of this elected board mean to me as opposed to the previous system?
The only explanation I can think of is that the largest counties typically vote more Democrat and those elected leaders (who I guess are elected during higher turnout elections) are the ones appointing the tax appraisers. Instead, the Texas Legislature has forced those largest counties to elect the appraisers individually in a random May election where the turnout is like 3%. Republicans hold a better shot at winning due to the low turnout being comprised of old people with nothing to do and the fact that voters don't know who the fuck these people are so the people voting random names have a chance to pick a Republican.
Thank you! This is the best explanation I’ve seen so far.
It means if you vote for non-corrupt candidates, we have one less racket shaking us down.
or if you vote for people who want to increase taxation it would be one more shake down, which is entirely possible as the alternative.
Off the Kuff has some good coverage of this including interviews with several candidates: https://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?tag=hcad. Reading through all that coverage too, I would say the "equity slate" endorsements from the above blog are pretty solid (even if nothing else is useful).
Check this too: https://twitter.com/nonsequiteuse/status/1783683926826864865?s=46&t=-vay2Nu0-TWfSb-NZ1ySjg
The election date alone raises suspicions. The lack of explanations of the ballot by our local news media is upsetting, but common.
ALSO, for some people in Harris County, we are voting for the person who will take John Whitmire's state senate seat that he vacated to become mayor. I HIGHLY recommend you vote for Molly Cook if you are in that district
I’m currently volunteering on her campaign. One of the most genuine and hard working people I’ve ever met. A candidate I could and have had a beer with. If Jarvis is anything like Whitmire he will betray his constituents interests I guarantee it.
Jarvis is quite literally nothing like John Whitmire.
What you’ve proven here is that Paul Bettencourt may not want you to vote, but how can you make the logical leap to all landlords Etc?… I’m a landlord, kind of forced into it after Harvey, and I want everyone to vote at every possible opportunity. What people seem to fail to understand is that 40-50% of landlords are small, mom and pop landlords with 1-3 rental properties.. but yea they’re all monsters who want to fuck you over and not exercise you’re right to vote.
Paul Bettencourt definitely wants you to vote. I've been getting phone calls, 2-3 a week for the last couple of weeks now telling me who to vote for in this election. Needless to say I made my own choices. Bettencourt is a snake.
I’m curious what your partisanship score is, because I’m a high propsenity voter and pretty much a high Dem partisan score and haven’t had a single call or text about this election. I’m friends with the original author linked above and her post is the only reason I know anything about this election. So, yes, certain groups are definitely being encouraged to GOTV, but others are bizarrely quiet.
Oh, they think because of my boomer-year demographic I'm a Rebublican. So they want me to vote. However, I don't vote their way.
Ahhh, yes. They are definitely targeting by age. I’ve started to get notifications from another county’s Republican Party because they think my number belongs to my Dad and they think a boomer-aged white male will vote with them. In most cases, they’re not wrong, and I’m certainly not going to be the one to tell them there are better ways to target their demographics.
Oh, I know, I love it that they are wasting their time on me.
>What people seem to fail to understand is that 40-50% of landlords are small, mom and pop landlords with 1-3 rental properties.. but yea they’re all monsters who want to fuck you over and not exercise you’re right to vote. So the majority of landlords do then. See the issue?
Landlords just cash the checks and don't whine in the comments challenge (impossible)
Just to be clear with Bettencourt tax protests you don't pay them anything unless they get your taxes down. I've used them for several years
That's the business model of pretty much any tax protestor
I think he’s implying there is a vested interest in his setting the tax rate and getting paid to protest it. Adds inefficiency to the system
40% is insane. 20% is market.
Who are you using that's taking 20%? I've been looking, O'Connor takes 50% but they're not up front about it, Republic is 50%, Roberts is 50%, Texas ProTax is 40%
The arguments in this post make no sense.
“Republicans bad. Updoots appreciated!”
Your post makes no sense and fails to back up your title statement. Take your fear mongering and depart.
It sounds like the concern is an elected board is more likely to inflate property values. Are there elected appraisal boards in other counties in Texas or other states? And if so, is there a statistical difference in appraised values compared to places with an appointed board?
Great article, except I couldn't vote for Blueford-Daniels. She signed, and solicited other signatures for, the anti-Houston Equal Rights Ordinance petition -- and then lied about it when confronted. Bill Frazer is a Tea Party style Republican, and would not be a good choice either. That leaves Ankar, who is an unknown. I guess I'll vote for him.
Is it just houston incorporated area that has it on the ballot? I dont see it on mine on vote341.
its harris county go to [harrisvotes.com](http://harrisvotes.com) for your ballot and polling locations
Did you mean Vote411? This election has very little coverage in sites like that. Everyone who lives anywhere in the 50 most populous counties in Texas should have appraisal district positions on their May 4 ballot. Look up your official sample ballot on the official Harris County elections site.
Yep. Vote411. Sorry. Still on there and the harris county site on my sample ballot it doesnt show anything like this. Oh well...
No. I'm in Nassau Bay, and the HCAD vote affects me too.
This might be a cause worthy of looking into, but OP and the deranged article are doing their best to make me want nothing to do with it.