School Finance System Unconstitutional on Equity, Adequacy, and State Property Tax Travis County District Judge John Dietz issued a verbal ruling from the bench this afternoon declaring the school finance system unconstitutional. Judge Dietz stated that the system is inequitable, inadequate, and constitutes a de facto state property tax. He declined to rule on claims…

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TTARA Update on Prop 2 Redo The TCEQ’s Tax Relief for Pollution Control Advisory Committee plans to take up the issue of possible revisions and/or alternatives to the Cost Analysis Procedure (CAP), the formula used by the agency to determine the percentage of property used for pollution control (entitled to exemption) if it also serves…

Dale Craymer Presentation to the Senate Finance Committee: State and Local Taxes and the Texas Economy

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