February 24, 2015 Senate Leaders Announce Tax Relief Proposals At a press conference this morning Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Senate Finance Committee Chair Jane Nelson announced the filing of three tax reduction bills — SB 1, SB 7 and SB 8 that have the support of 24 Senators. In total, taxes would be lowered…

February 23, 2015 In this issue: Legislative Meeting Thursday Feb. 26th TTARA on Tap for Testimony Property Tax Heating Up Chapter 313 School Finance Discounting the Discounts: Prepayment & Timely-Filer Sales Tax Discounts Property Tax Conference Call Wednesday March 4th Tax Update Luncheons in Houston March 10th & Dallas April 29th TTARA Legislative Meeting Thursday…

February 17, 2015 Governor Abbott Lays Down His Tax Cut Markers In his State of the State Address this morning to a joint session of the Legislature, Governor Abbott laid out the components of his tax cut agenda. He called for a $2.2 billion reduction in property taxes and a $2 billion franchise tax decrease….

February 9, 2015 In this issue: Let’s Talk Compressors Senate Tax Relief Bills to be Heard the Week of March 2 Speaker Straus Announces House Committee Assignments School Finance Bills of Interest Lt. Governor Patrick & Senator Nichols Announce Transportation Plan Let’s Talk Compressors One of the lingering issues of the past two years has…

TTARA Legislative Committee and State Tax Committee Meetings February 11th We want to remind you that the next TTARA Legislative Committee and State Tax Committee meetings will be on Wednesday, February 11th, in the third floor conference room of our building (now the Moody Bank Building) at 400 West 15th Street in Austin. The Legislative…