For a number of years, the State of Texas has had in effect a law that allows homeowners who are 65-years old or older, or who are disabled, to defer paying all of their property taxes. Income does not restrict the ability to qualify, The only restriction is that the home must be the person's ho
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01/31/2011
America's environmentalists are right to responsibly monitor those things which industry creates that last for a few moments and then are left behind. And they're right to complain about those environmental violations. My environmental issue Hot Button is the amount of waste that is created by f
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01/30/2011
HIGHLAND PARK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SNAP SHOT These are the public schools that are in the Highland Park Independent School District. While the information was collected by the U.S. Department of Education and published in 2005, it still gives a valid look as to what the schools look li
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01/29/2011
One could spend a great deal of time gathering and analyzing the statistical information that can be acquired by members of the Multiple Listing Service that serves Dallas. I'm especially interested in what goes on in the Dallas Park Cities, more specifically within two zip codes - 75205 which p
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01/29/2011
DECEMBER 2010 TEXAS HOME SALES DOWN, PRICES UP(Information courtesy of Texas Real Eatate Center at A&M University) COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) - Just over 15,740 existing homes were sold in Texas last month, according to newly released data from Texas Multiple Listing Services (MLS). T
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01/28/2011
The primary postal zip code for Highland Park, Texas is 75205. This is the income data from the 2010 US Census. Subject Households Families Nonfamilyhouseholds Total Married-couplefamilies Femalehouseholder,no husbandpresent NUMBER Total 9,879 4,968 4,231 593 4,911 Les
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01/26/2011
All licensed real estate professionals in Texas receive a monthly magazine from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. Apparently the cost of the subscription is a part of our license fees. I would like to suggest that those of you who receive the magazine, read the article titled "Comm
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01/25/2011
GAIDO'S FAMOUS 1000 ISLAND DRESSING RECIPE The other day I was telling facebook friends that when my former wife and I were first married, we lived in a lovely upscale garden apartment within the historical part of Galveston's famous Broadway. All to frequently when we'd get home from work, we'd
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01/25/2011
Preface In Dallas there are two interior cities -- Highland Park and University Park -- that by most are thought to be the pedigree addresses. It's where the most mansions are, the finest boutiques, like Chanel, are, and it's where the public schools are consistently top rated. The cities share
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01/23/2011
MORTGAGE BANKING DICTIONARY* Borrower : Otherwise intelligent consumer who believes lender shouldkiss him on both cheeks and give him the money - without all thiscredit report nonsense. Closer: This person's only job is to salvage forty or fifty emergenciesat the last moment of every end of month
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01/21/2011
