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flag Texas AG Paxton halts tax hikes in four cities over alleged audit law violations.

flag Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ordered four cities—Odessa, La Marque, Tom Bean, and Whitesboro—to pause planned property tax increases after alleging they violated a new state law requiring timely financial audits before tax hikes. flag The law, effective September 1, 2025, mandates audits within 180 days of the fiscal year’s end and grants Paxton authority to freeze tax rates if noncompliance is found. flag Paxton’s office claims the cities failed to meet deadlines, though officials argue the law doesn’t apply retroactively and say they were not notified or given a chance to respond. flag The dispute centers on compliance with Senate Bill 1851 and highlights growing tensions over state oversight versus local control in Texas.

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