Between the school finance bill that cut property tax rates and the property tax reform bill which limited future growth of them, 2020 is the first year the Legislature’s plan for tax relief kicks in. Last year, lawmakers estimated the former bill would lower school district property tax rates by an average of 8 cents per $100 valuation in…

For Immediate Release                                                                                     Contact: Kirsten Voinis JAN 24, 2020             …

2019 may have been the perfect year for lawmakers to pass an ambitious and expensive school finance reform and property tax reduction plan. Now Texas politicians face questions about whether doing so — without raising taxes elsewhere — will be sustainable in less auspicious times.

If proponents of the Texas aerospace sector need extra reason for cheer this holiday season, an imminent multimillion-dollar tax break could provide it