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My Fox Houston, Andrea Watkins 
Watch this news clip to see what is happening at the Fort Bend County Appraisal District where the average homeowner has been receiving a 0.01% reduction in their hearings. We are happy to report BTA is doing better than that.

The Dallas Morning News, Politics, Robert T. Garrett
"Bettencourt and Patrick said the proposal would help hedge against appraisal creep."

The Washington Times, AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Ralph Barrera

Houston Chronicle, Opinion, Editorials
"Rookie state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, had hardly settled into his new office before he offered legislation that does indeed promise tax relief..."

The Dallas Morning News, Trail Blazers Blog, Terrence Stutz
"Senator Bettencourt, R-Houston, author of the measure, said the proposal would save home owners in Texas an average $200 a year on their property taxes and provide immediate relief on rising tax bills at a reasonable cost to the state."

Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express, Texas Politics, Peggy Fikac
"Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, is proposing to double the school property tax homestead exemption..."

Action 13, Jeff Ehling
"Now that the election is over, a pair of property tax reformers are now in charge of the Texas Senate. So what will happen to rising property tax bills and how much will it save you?"

KHOU 11 News, Doug Miller
The Bettencourt Team talks about protesting property taxes.

Houston Chronicle, Mike Morris, City Hall Reporter
"Appraised values are going through the roof. Homeowners and businesses are both getting plastered."

Memorial Examiner Rusty Graham
It's a must year to protest your taxes!!!

Fox 26 Morning News Tom Zizka and Melissa Wilson
Filing a Homestead Exemption reduces your property taxes.

Action 13, Jeff Ehling
"...lowering market values is critical to keeping future tax hikes in check."

Fox 26 Isiah Carey, The Isiah Factor
"There is simply no fact, or supposition of fact, that any audit letter, paid for by public tax dollars, should not be made public immediately, as transparent good government demands."

Channel 13 Katie McCall
If someone has a late tax bill, look at the date it was mailed to determine when to pay by.

Channel 2 Newsmakers Khambrel Marshall
Paul fighting against a very unorthodox tax proposal to fund parent support and teacher training for early childhood education by a third party not-for-profit organization created in 2013 without any oversight of how your tax dollars are spent.

Channel 13 Elissa Rivera
If approved in October, homeowners in HISD will see a property tax rate increase

Fox 26 Your Money with Mike Iscovitz
Paul Bettencourt and Bob Martin discuss the Property Tax Deadline

Action 13

HISD discussing additional tax increase

Great Day Houston with Debra Duncan - Khou.com

The Vietnamese America

Channel 13 - Consumer News

Channel 13 - Consumer News

Paul Bettencourt (sitting in for Gary Polland) and David Jones interview Cal Jillson, SMU Professor of Political Science, author of "Lone Star Tarnished" and Chuck DeVore, Senior Fellow for Fiscal Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation on long term issues like transportation, water, education, etc. in the State of Texas.

Paul Bettencourt (sitting in for Gary Polland) and David Jones interview Steven Fenberg, Community Affairs Officer of Houston Endowment, author of "UnprecedentedPower: Jesse Jones, Capitalism and the Common Good".

Paul says this book is a "must read" about Jesse Jones , Houston, and National Politics during World War II. Hats off to Steven Fenberg for a well written biography of one of the giants in Houston's history.

David Jones and Paul Bettencourt (sitting in for Gary Polland) talk with Houston's own legendary civil rights and community leader Reverend William A. Lawson, the founding pastor of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church and the official spokesperson for the "Freedom Now" Project; and Dr. D. Z. Cofield, pastor of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church and President of the NAACP Houston Branch.

Hosts David Jones and Paul Bettencourt talk with candidate for Texas Governor, Bill White

Hosts David Jones and Paul Bettencourt have more to discuss after the show

KTRH's Morning News with Matt Patrick talks redistricting with Former Tax Assessor Paul Bettencourt and Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart (includes maps)

Amegy Bank sponsored this important discussion on Illegal Immigration and Border Security. Paul Bettencourt acted as moderator as Norman Adams, Michael Berry, Charles Foster and Joan Neuhaus Schaan engage in a lively and informative debate. Over 800 business and community leaders watched as the debate unfolded. Special thanks to Amegy Bank, KHOU-CBS 11's Shern-Min Chow and Univision Houston's Rebecca Suarez for their participation.

HOUSTON - With Fall 2011 balloting just a matter of hours away, the only positive to report is there won't be much wear-and-tear on the election machines.

The Bayport Cruise Terminal cost a whopping $106 million of your money, but is it cash that just went down the drain?

Paul Bettencourt's opening remarks in a debate about Houston Proposition 1. Mr. Bettencourt is opposed to the proposition.

Paul Bettencourt testifies to the Houston City Council about Proposition 1.

Former Harris County Tax Assessor Paul Bettencourt speaks on behalf of the thousands of veterans and American citizens about the need for the VA to fire the cemetery director, Arleen Ocasio.