Agenda 1.Dates of Interest 2.Budget & Fiscal Legislation 3.Public Education 4.Property Tax 5.Sales Tax 6.Tax Administration/Other 7.Economic Development 8.Franchise Tax

In this Issue A Quick Run-Down of Some of the Key Tax Issues of the 86th Legislative Session Don’t Forget to Register for Our Session Wrap-Up Meetings and Annual Golf Tournament A Quick Run-Down of Some of the Key Tax Issues The gavel has dropped on the 86th regular session of the legislature, bringing one…

List of bills that have passed or still have a chance (handout from TTARA legislative meeting on 5/22/19)

Two Big Taxpayer Wins in the Senate HB 3143, extending Tax Code Chapter 312 to 2029, passed the Senate last night on a 30 to 1 vote. Chapter 312 allows local governments to offer tax abatements on new investment projects. The bipartisan bill was authored by Representative Jim Murphy (R-Houston) and sponsored by Senator Royce…

With the House deadline for passing bills now before us, there are ten bills still alive that would impact Texans broadly that TTARA is following: Good Bills Yet to Pass HB 1: State Budget for 2020-21. The bill is one of only two bills that absolutely, positively must pass this session (the other is the supplemental…