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Joshua Fechter

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
10
Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 20, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Joshua Fechter

    Texas seniors benefit the most from homestead exemptions, study says (opens the original)

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    These days, property taxes are just about the only thing Jane Lindsley is saving money on. For the 72-year-old, the cost of everything — from gas and groceries to homeowners insurance and healthcare — have gone up. So it was a welcome surprise when Lindsley, a retired bookkeeper, received her tax bill last fall to find the property taxes on her home in an unincorporated part of Hays County had shrunk by more than 40%. The chief reason: the amount in school property taxes she owed fell to $0. “I

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Joshua Fechter

    Texas Muslims push back against rise of anti-Islam rhetoric (opens the original)

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    Mohamed Hussein, a self-identified conservative and practicing Muslim, went to the Texas Republican convention this year seeking common ground. Instead, during a panel discussion about Judeo-Christian values, he was told to convert to Christianity — or leave the country. The encounter left Hussein disillusioned with the current Texas Republican Party, he said during a panel discussion at the Texas Tribune Festival Thursday, and wondering, though he identifies as a conservative, whether he still

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Joshua Fechter

    Help us report about Texans’ rising costs (opens the original)

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    Gas prices. Housing. Groceries. Healthcare. Texans are spending considerably more on the necessities than they used to, and incomes haven’t kept up. As candidates in the midterms pitch themselves as the one to rein in higher costs, we want to hear from Texans about how those higher costs affect you. Have you had trouble finding a home you can afford without breaking your budget? Are groceries and child care taking a bite out of your paycheck? Is it more expensive now to insure your home? Have yo

  4. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Joshua Fechter, Paul Cobler, Dan Keemahill, Terri Langford, Kayla Guo

    Affordability crisis takes center stage in Texas races (opens the original)

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    Editor’s note: Are you struggling with higher costs? If so, we want to hear from you. Fill out the form at the bottom of this story to share how rising costs have affected you. In a state once considered one of the most affordable places in the country, candidates have popped up at barbershops and in voters’ homes vowing to tackle a new problem for Texas: its cost-of-living woes. In ads, they’re holding bags of groceries as they bemoan how expensive food, healthcare and gas have become. On the c

  5. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Joshua Fechter

    Texas law that declaws NIMBYs is resurrecting housing projects (opens the original)

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    When a shrinking church proposed to turn its property in a wealthy South Austin neighborhood into homes for lower-income families, neighboring homeowners revolted — petitioning the Austin City Council to halt the project. Neighbors complained the 64-unit development — nestled in a desirable neighborhood just a block from the South Congress shopping district — would be out of character with surrounding single-family homes. The complex, they told city officials, would be too tall. The combination

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