‘It’s a joke’: Austin resident reacts to property tax cut proposals
Property taxes are complicated, but Texas homeowners say they’re too high and are begging for relief. State lawmakers promised to help, but they’re split over the best way to lower them.
Read MoreTexas House plans to pass ‘largest property tax decrease ever,’ Speaker Dade Phelan says
The Texas House will diverge from the Senate and pass a sweeping property-tax relief package this session that includes businesses, not just homeowners, Speaker Dade Phelan said Thursday.
Read MoreLeaders of Texas Legislature set battle lines over property tax relief
The elected leaders of the Texas House and Senate on Thursday slammed each other’s competing proposals for reining in property taxes, establishing an early rift between the two chambers over how to deliver the relief and who should receive it.
Read MoreTexas House’s property tax bill calls for $17 billion in cuts, tighter appraisal cap
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s proposal reveals the different roads the Texas House and Senate want to take on property taxes — and the fight that might emerge between the two chambers this session.
Read MoreIs Texas a tax haven? Not for businesses that pay higher taxes here than in other states
High property-tax rates can discourage large expansion projects, such as Texas Instruments’ chipmaking plant in Richardson. Many business leaders are pushing to replace a major tax-abatement program that expired at the end of 2022.
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