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EAST TEXAS \u2014 Over 60 East Texas cities are on a statewide list as the AG\u2019s office checks compliance with rules tied to property tax increases. The investigation was launched by Attorney General Ken Paxton earlier this month, claiming that many cities are not complying with Senate Bill 1851, which requires them to complete and publicly post annual financial audits before increasing property taxes.<\/p>\n
Due to possible violations of SB 1851, Paxton is demanding documents from over 1,000 cities across the state to ensure they are complying with audit and transparency requirements before raising taxes. The Office of the Attorney General said the review does not target cities for raising taxes, but instead aims to ensure compliance with audit and transparency requirements.
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Click “more” to view the East Texas cities that have been named in the investigation:<\/p>\n
Alba
\n Alto
\n Arp
\n Athens
\n Atlanta
\n Avinger
\n Big Sandy
\n Broaddus
\n Brownsboro
\n Bullard
\n Caddo Mills
\n Canton
\n Carthage
\n Center
\n Chandler
\n Clarksville
\n Coffee City
\n Crockett
\n Daingerfield
\n De Kalb
\n Diboll
\n Edgewood
\n Elkhart
\n Emory
\n Frankston
\n Garrison
\n Gilmer
\n Grapeland
\n Hallsville
\n Hawkins
\n Henderson
\n Hughes Springs
\n Jacksonville
\n Kilgore
\n Livingston
\n Lone Star
\n Longview
\n Lufkin
\n Malakoff
\n Mineola
\n Mount Enterprise
\n Mount Pleasant
\n Mount Vernon
\n Nacogdoches
\n New London
\n New Summerfield
\n Newton
\n Noonday
\n Ore City
\n Overton
\n Palestine
\n Pinehurst
\n Pittsburg
\n Point
\n Quitman
\n Rusk
\n San Augustine
\n Tatum
\n Texarkana
\n Troup
\n Trinity
\n Tyler
\n Van
\n White Oak
\n Whitehouse
\n Winnsboro
\n Winona
\n Zavalla<\/p>\n
\u201cI am demanding that cities prioritize transparency and work to minimize the tax burden of every citizen across the state,\u201d Paxton said. \u201cWhile many cities have complied with these requirements, I will continue to fight to ensure that every municipality across our state is following the law.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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