Mayor Turner Briefs HAR Directors on Hurricane Recovery Funding

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and recovery efforts by the City of Houston property owners and volunteers, the HAR Board of Directors held a special meeting on September 26 to hear first-hand from Mayor Sylvester Turner who had proposed a temporary one-year emergency property tax increase which would have cost the average Houston homeowner $48.

At a Houston news conference the following week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott presented Mayor Turner with a $50 million check for Hurricane Harvey relief. This action by Governor Abbott prompted Mayor Turner to rescind his proposed temporary property tax increase.

The money, which comes from the $100 million disaster relief fund appropriated to Abbott’s office during the last legislative session, will go toward immediate relief needs such as reconstruction.

Your HAR Governmental Affairs staff will keep you posted as we work to rebuild together.