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Texas Legislature approves $338B two-year spending plan with a focus on property tax relief
Money for water systems, a boost in public school spending and school vouchers are other highlights of the budget, which was bolstered by a $24 billion surplus.
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Recapture in Texas: Push to reform school property tax revenue redistribution policy
There is a push to reform the way funds are redistributed among school districts in Texas. The practice is known as "recapture" or "Robin Hood". Some district leaders say the amount they're paying ...
2025 Could Be The Year Texas Ends Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
School choice might not be the only major reform that finally gets to Governor Abbott’s desk this year, after being stymied ...
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Texas lawmakers seek reform of controversial tax exemption for affordable housing
The Pines at Woodcreek, an apartment complex in Humble, received a property tax ... to reform the system before the legislative session starts. He's also seeking an opinion from the Texas ...
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School finance reform bill passes Texas Senate, but it won't be funded via sales tax hike
The Texas Senate ... to the sales tax and is not contingent upon a sales tax," Taylor said. Instead, the bill creates a separate "Tax Reduction and Excellence in Education Fund" to fund ...
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Texas Gov. Abbott calls new property tax relief, teacher pay raises, and school choice in State of the State address
Relief on Texas ... education, including giving teachers a pay raise and boosting career-training programs for high school students. The governor is also pushing for school choice, by providing ...
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Can Texas eliminate property taxes?
“All the money put on higher education, all the money in public ... Paul Bettencourt, the Senate’s architect of property tax reform, told Nexstar the impact on sales taxes would force ...
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Officials report eliminating property taxes would cost Texas over $81 billion — per year
As Republican lawmakers in Texas continue pushing for the elimination ... who is leading Patrick's tax reform efforts, warned against increasing sales taxes that may encourage consumers to ...
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Here’s how Texas may spend $150 billion in tax money
The exterior of the Texas Capitol seen from Congress Avenue ... They also recommend investing billions in property tax reform — building on cuts instituted two years ago — as well as ...
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Abbott earmarks session priorities, calls on Texas Lege to be ‘guardians of freedom’
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Education ... reform and water infrastructure investments are among Gov. Greg Abbott’s top legislative priorities, as outlined in his State of the State address Sunday evening ...