It’s hard enough to tackle property taxes in Texas without confusing the issue with misinformation, but those criticizing lawmakers for removing the School Property Tax language from House Bill 2 (HB 2) are in fact doing just that. They want you to think that the legislature is turning its back on school tax relief.

AUSTIN, Texas — State lawmakers pumped the breaks on a priority property tax reform bill Thursday. It’s meant to slow down the rate in which your property taxes rise, but the Texas House postponed its expected debate after hours of delay. It appears to be out of courtesy to the Senate. That chamber was the…

Of all the places Gov. Greg Abbott might go for policy ideas, it’s hard to imagine a less likely place than California.  But the uber-expensive, highly-taxed, bluest-of-blue states may actually hold the answer to an issue Abbott called an “emergency” during his State of the State address.

Giving every property owner in Texas a significant tax cut is expensive, but there are less ambitious plans under consideration along with the big ones.

What one hand gives, another hand might take away. At least that seems to be part of the necessarily painful conversation in Austin as lawmakers work through the challenges of property tax relief.