Portion of Whitehouse Requests Annex with Tyler

WHITEHOUSE — A section of the City of Whitehouse could soon merge with the City of Tyler. Whitehouse city officials approached Tyler officials Wednesday about the idea of Tyler annexing a of the city. According to KETK, a handful of Whitehouse residents don’t want to be annexed but their taxes will go down if they are. According to the Texas Municipal League, Whitehouse property taxes are almost three times that of Tyler’s.