“I would much prefer that we didn’t need (tax) incentives, but we don’t live in an ivory tower,” Dale Craymer, president of the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, said during a hearing over House Bill 2438, which would reauthorize the two types of tax abatements through 2032.

The possibility of landing a second Chevron Phillips plant in Orange County has prompted debate on whether tax breaks are the best way to entice new companies to the area. County commissioners, and many residents, have said the investment could be a game changer for the local economy, so incentives should be offered as such

The Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA) issued the following statement today regarding House Bill 3, the school finance reform bill, by state Rep. Dan Huberty, chairman of the House Public Education Committee.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 5, 2019 Contact: Kirsten Voinis (512) 922-7141, kvoinis@kvoinis.com TTARA statement on House Bill 3 (school finance reform) The Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA) issued the following statement today regarding House Bill 3, the school finance reform bill, by state Rep. Dan Huberty, chairman of the House Public Education Committee. The…

The head of a Texas House committee overseeing marquee GOP legislation to constrain property tax increases said Wednesday that he was open to shifting the bill in whatever direction gets it “right.” Hoping to “make the bill better in either direction,” state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and author…