Property Tax Reform: House and Senate File Different Bills The property tax relief and reform effort of the special session has begun with both the Senate and House filing differing bills. SB 1, sponsored by Senators Paul Bettencourt, Kelly Hancock, Van Taylor, and Brandon Creighton, is much like SB 2 from the regular session (a…

Keeping Up with the Special Session: TTARA Webcast and Property Tax Meeting Scheduled Next Week The First Called Session of the 85th Texas Legislature will convene tomorrow (July 18) in Austin. Property tax and a handful of fiscal issues are among the items the Governor has targeted for lawmakers to consider. To make sure our…

Governor Sets Special Session for July 18: 20 Items to Be in the Call Governor Greg Abbott announced today that he is calling the Legislature into special session on Tuesday, July 18. The first item of business will be the continuation of several agencies, in particular the Texas Medical Board. Once legislation continuing these agencies…

TTARA Legislative Wrap-Up Sessions June 8 & June 14: Continuing Education Credits and Prizes, Too! Are you up to date on all the Legislature did (and didn’t) do? TTARA can give you the inside scoop: all you need to know about the battles that were fought, which bills won, and which bills lost. We have…

May 25, 2017 In this issue: 85th Regular Session Coming to an End Property Tax Bills of Interest How Do You Spell (Franchise Tax) Relief? L-A-T-E-R Last Minute Flurry on Economic Development Legislation Comptroller’s Proposed Chapter 313 Rules Clarification School Finance Update Register Today for our Annual Golf Tournament on June 5 85th Regular Session…