The initiative centers on Senate Bill 1851, which took effect this year.
Dallas is one of nearly 1,000 cities Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday he is investigating.
Paxton has launched a statewide investigation to ensure compliance with a new state law governing municipal financial transparency and tax increases.
The initiative centers on Senate Bill 1851, which took effect this year. The law prohibits cities from raising property taxes above the no-new-revenue rate, the rate that would bring in the same amount of revenue as the previous year, if the attorney general determines that a city has not complied with the state-required financial audit and transparency standards.
dallasnews.com
By María Ramos Pacheco
Dec. 9, 2025