property /tags/property property en-US Copyright Fri, 09 May 2025 12:24:40 GMT Texas House advances bill that would prohibit land sales to people and entities from certain countries /news/2025-05-09/texas-house-advances-bill-that-would-prohibit-land-sales-to-people-and-entities-from-certain-countries The legislation had only pertained to countries the government deemed national security threats. A last-minute change would let the governor add more countries to the ban. Fri, 09 May 2025 12:24:40 GMT /news/2025-05-09/texas-house-advances-bill-that-would-prohibit-land-sales-to-people-and-entities-from-certain-countries Sameea Kamal | Texas Tribune Fort Worth mobile home nightmares eclipse the dream of homeownership for some /news/2024-05-17/fort-worth-mobile-home-nightmares-eclipse-the-dream-of-homeownership-for-some Blurred lines and unclear protections for mobile homeowners, who purchase the home but rent the land to place it within a mobile home park, leaves many of them vulnerable to mistreatment and being squeezed out of every dollar. Fri, 17 May 2024 10:36:27 GMT /news/2024-05-17/fort-worth-mobile-home-nightmares-eclipse-the-dream-of-homeownership-for-some Sandra Sadek | Fort Worth Report Texas lawmakers pledge to tackle squatting after hearing ‘horror’ stories from homeowners /texas-news/2024-05-15/texas-lawmakers-pledge-to-tackle-squatting-after-hearing-horror-stories-from-homeowners Texas state senators vowed to strengthen anti-squatting laws when lawmakers reconvene in Austin next year. That follows an interim hearing Wednesday on the issue, which lawmakers say is a growing problem in the state. Wed, 15 May 2024 23:20:30 GMT /texas-news/2024-05-15/texas-lawmakers-pledge-to-tackle-squatting-after-hearing-horror-stories-from-homeowners Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton breaks silence on out-of-state properties /texas-news/2024-01-30/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-breaks-silence-on-out-of-state-properties Paxton, a Republican who beat impeachment charges last year, has commented for the first time on why he has not listed six out-of-state properties on his state ethics forms. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:03:31 GMT /texas-news/2024-01-30/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-breaks-silence-on-out-of-state-properties Lauren McGaughy | The Texas Newsroom, Dan Katz, Joey Palacios Condemning Fairfield Lake State Park would trample property rights, Dallas developer says /environment-nature/2023-06-07/condemning-fairfield-lake-state-park-would-trample-property-rights-dallas-developer-says Texas officials say they made good-faith offers to purchase the land outright from developer Todd Interests, but the company says that’s not true. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /environment-nature/2023-06-07/condemning-fairfield-lake-state-park-would-trample-property-rights-dallas-developer-says Bekah Morr Tarrant Appraisal District chair resigns amid controversy /news/2023-02-23/tarrant-appraisal-district-chair-resigns-amid-controversy Board chair Kathryn Wilemon resigned just days after the Keller City Council pushed for a recall. Wilemon has been criticized following concerns with TAD leadership. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:12:53 GMT /news/2023-02-23/tarrant-appraisal-district-chair-resigns-amid-controversy Sam Baker, Pablo Arauz Peña Property damaged in the winter storm? Here's what you should do to file an insurance claim /environment-nature/2023-02-02/property-damaged-in-the-winter-storm-heres-what-you-should-do-to-file-an-insurance-claim Icy weather conditions have downed trees and branches in neighborhoods around Austin. If they’ve caused damage to your property, you may want to consider filing an insurance claim. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:18:20 GMT /environment-nature/2023-02-02/property-damaged-in-the-winter-storm-heres-what-you-should-do-to-file-an-insurance-claim Sangita Menon Some Texas Property Deeds Contain Racist And Discriminatory Language. A Bipartisan Bill Could Change That. /texas-news/2021-03-24/some-texas-property-deeds-contain-racist-and-discriminatory-language-a-bipartisan-bill-could-change-that Some deeds include covenants that prohibit future owners from selling, renting or allowing the property to be used by people of certain races or ethnicities. The language was outlawed by the 1968 Fair Housing Act. Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:00:46 GMT /texas-news/2021-03-24/some-texas-property-deeds-contain-racist-and-discriminatory-language-a-bipartisan-bill-could-change-that Joy Diaz, Laura Rice Fort-Worth Based Property Law Scholar Thomas Wilson Mitchell Wins 2020 MacArthur 'Genius' Grant /texas-news/2020-10-06/fort-worth-based-property-law-scholar-thomas-wilson-mitchell-wins-2020-macarthur-genius-grant Mitchell is currently a professor at Texas A&M University, where he is also the co-director of the Program in Real Estate and Community Development Law. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 20:17:52 GMT /texas-news/2020-10-06/fort-worth-based-property-law-scholar-thomas-wilson-mitchell-wins-2020-macarthur-genius-grant Galilee Abdullah, Ana Perez, Elizabeth Myong | Arts Access How To Protest Property Appraisal Notices /government/2016-05-19/how-to-protest-property-appraisal-notices Higher demand for housing across North Texas pushed up residential property values nine to 13 percent in the latest county appraisal notices. But those… Thu, 19 May 2016 23:22:00 GMT /government/2016-05-19/how-to-protest-property-appraisal-notices Sam Baker