Dueling property tax relief proposals are nearing a collision in the Texas Legislature after the House on Thursday ignored a warning from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and approved its plan for how the state should deliver savings.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan both want to deliver property tax relief this legislative session, but the Legislature’s top two Republicans are divided on how to do it and might be headed for a showdown if they can’t reach a compromise.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he won’t compromise with House leaders on dueling property-tax reduction plans, setting up a showdown that could spill over beyond the current legislation session, which must end Memorial Day.

The Senate Finance committee this week approved a package of bills that could deliver $16.5 billion in property tax relief, including lowering how much Texans pay school districts, and forwarded the proposals to the full Senate for a vote.

State Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) explained the Senate’s three unprecedented $16.5 billion Property Tax Cut Bills in the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday morning, and after hours of testimony SB 3 & SB 4 worth $15 billion in property tax relief were each passed out of the Senate Committee on Finance