By El Paso Matters Staff, El Paso Matters This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso.  Homeowners Face Higher City Property Taxes; Leaders Paint Unclear Picture

The El Paso City Council has introduced the ordinance to levy a tax rate of 75.9 cents per $100 of property valuation, which will result in an increase of about $83 a year on the city’s portion of the tax bill on an average-value home of $221,191.  Under Texas law, governments that don’t reduce tax rates to offset rising property valuations are in essence increasing taxes – and are required to state that in public notices before adopting them. The city in a news release following the Thursday meeting misrepresented

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