This session, there has been a tug-of-war going on between Republican leaders in the Texas House and the Texas Senate over how to lower property taxes.

Both the House and the Senate’s proposals on property tax cuts would give modest savings to the typical Texas homeowner, but critics say the House plan could create vast inequities and disproportionately benefit wealthy homeowners.

Senate and House leaders are fighting passionately over a huge priority for Texas Republicans this year — how to cut taxes for homeowners.

Two tax bills watched closely by businesses were heard in the Texas House Ways & Means Committee on Monday — one that would eliminate the franchise tax, and another to exempt tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation.

I had a fervent chuckle when Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently declared he couldn’t compromise with Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on how to best overhaul property tax legislation because “I do not negotiate on bad math.” Really? The last time Patrick displayed his math chops was during the 2020 presidential vote count. He missed the…