Here’s what you need to know about the fight over property tax cuts in the Texas Legislature
Republicans are wrestling over how much of the state’s nearly $33 billion budget surplus to spend on property taxes. Democrats have their own ideas about what to do with the cash.
Read MoreRenters, half of all Dallas households, would get no relief from $3B Texas tax debate
Dale Craymer, the president of the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, said a more equitable distribution of property tax relief would be
Read MoreBig savings or a drop in the bucket? Here’s one way Texas may cut your property taxes
It’s a starting point in the Senate as lawmakers begin to craft bills aimed at cutting property taxes. Gov. Greg Abbott has vowed to deliver the “largest property tax cut in the history of the state of Texas.”
Read MoreTexans want more school safety, tax relief and health insurance with budget surplus
As state lawmakers prepare to craft the next biennial budget, most Texans favor using some of the state’s multi-billion-dollar surplus on school safety, mental health services and tax relief for businesses and property owners.
Read MoreTexas small businesses need a property tax break too, the Legislature should spend big
Gov. Greg Abbott and legislative leaders have promised homeowners the largest property tax break ever. But small and medium-sized businesses also face crushing property taxes, and they do not get homestead exemptions or limits on annual increases in valuations.
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