Anticipated School Finance Lawsuit Filed The long-anticipated school finance lawsuit being coordinated by The Equity Center was filed in Travis County District Court late yesterday (Monday, October 10). The suit was filed on behalf of the Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition, a group of school districts, taxpayers and students. Lead school districts are Hillsboro…

Tax Bills 81st Legislative Session – TTARA Newsletter

Tax Wrap-Up for the 82nd Legislature

Chairman Pitts Introduces HB2652: Punitive Chapter 313 bill In December, the Comptroller’s office shared with TTARA a list of seven concepts relating to curtailing the benefits of the school property tax limitations offered under Chapter 313 of the Tax Code. Today, House Appropriations Chairman Jim Pitts introduced HB2652, which would incorporate the Comptroller’s concepts into…

New School Finance Proposals by Rep. Hochberg Representative Scott Hochberg (D-Houston) filed two school finance bills today which contrast two diametrically opposed approaches to funding schools in the current budget environment. HB 2485 would adjust current formulas downward to match the level of appropriations in the proposed budget bill—roughly $9.8 billion below current law formulas….