Image: When Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough (center) leaned over to whisper to Precinct 3 Montgomery County Commissioner James Noack (at Keough’s left), the budget expert on the Montgomery County Commissioners Court, taxpayers received a wonderful message overheard through the County videotape system on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, July […]
Image: Toby Powell (left), shown with his wife, clearly stands more valiantly for the citizens of Montgomery County than anyone. Unfortunately, his lawsuit against Montgomery Central Appraisal District Chief Appraiser Tony Belinoski and Tax Assessor-Collector Tammy McRae will face serious legal challenges. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, May 18 – This past Friday afternoon, […]
The Woodlands, September 13 – The Woodlands Township Board of Directors moved into “uncharted territory” by failing to pass a property tax rate at its Special Meeting on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Board Vice Chairman John McMullan, who presided over the meeting in the absence of Board Chairman Gordy Bunch, made the “uncharted territory” comment […]
Conroe, July 29 – No matter how you try to slice it, the reality is that the Montgomery County Commissioners Court and the County Budget Director Amanda Carter have utterly failed to reduce spending during Fiscal Year 2019. To be fair, Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough, the “People’s Judge,” has only been in office half […]
Conroe, August 20 – At the Tuesday, August 14, 2018, meeting of the Montgomery County Commissioners Court ,Montgomery County Tax Assessor-Collector Tammy McRae explained to the Commissioners Court that Montgomery Central Appraisal District (MCAD) Board of Directors member Bob Casey had resigned and that each taxing entity, other than special purpose districts and emergency service […]
Conroe, August 13 – Montgomery County taxpayers are well aware that the primary purpose of the Montgomery Central Appraisal District Board of Directors is to set reappraisal policies so that property tax appraisals will skyrocket, so that government spending of all governmental entities relying upon property taxation may continue to increase their spending as rapidly […]
Image: Two decades of failing to manage Montgomery County government spending have begun to catch up with the freespending Commissioners Court. Conroe, June 24 – Two decades of failing to manage Montgomery County government spending have begun to catch up with the freespending Montgomery County Commissioners Court, according to financial projections which Montgomery County Tax […]
Image: The King’s Mansion, 269 Blue Heron Drive, Conroe, Texas, where His Royal Highness Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal resides. Conroe, June 7 – In corrupt Montgomery County, the King and his Royalty – also known as the Montgomery County Commissioners Court – are largely exempt from the property tax increases that the plebeian citizens […]
Conroe, March 30 – The Montgomery County Commissioners Court unanimously approved raising the disabled person’s exemption from $35,000 to $75,000 for County government property tax valuations. A disabled person could choose to take the $75,000 property tax exemption instead of the 20% homestead exemption but could not take both exemptions. McRae told the Court that […]
Image: Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal has focused on fashion and glamor while increasing County government spending aggressively during his time in office. He opposed property tax reform and the 20% homestead exemption and lobbied against reform in Austin during the 85th Legislative Session. Conroe and Austin, January 22 – Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal […]