Special Session #1 agenda items include: PROPERTY TAXES: Legislation to cut property-tax rates solely by reducing the school district maximum compressed tax rate in order to provide lasting property-tax relief for Texas taxpayers. BORDER SECURITY: Legislation solely for the purpose of increasing or e...
While both Patrick and Phelan have touted the agreement as historic property tax relief, and Gov. Greg Abbott has said he will sign the legislation when it reaches his desk, others like Fran Rhodes, the president of the True Texas Project, say the Legislature has missed an opportunity to put...
Texas lawmakers to consider additional property tax relief amid projected surplus in 2025 session The 89th session of the Texas Legislature begins Tuesday and as part of passing a budget, lawmakers will consider what to do with the projected $20 billion surplus. ...
Texas Enacts Property Tax Legislation Amending Appraisal Review Board Procedures and Alternative Appeal ProcessLaBorde, John
While the special session officially started Monday at 9 p.m., legislation was already moving Tuesday in the Senate with the unanimous passage of a property tax relief plan authored by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston. The House later passed two pi
At least he tried. He was the dominant figure in the session’s dominant issue, Governor Bush’s drive for significant property-tax relief, and he drove it farther than anyone thought possible, though not quite far enough. But the mere recapitulation of his role only begins to reflect what...
There hasn’t been any report or any update to the funding per-student basis since the legislation was passed. Future Projections According to,Texas AFT— a statewide union for K-12, community college educators, support staff and retirees — some school districts hold a voter-approval tax rate...
— Dade Phelan (@DadePhelan)April 25, 2023 House Speaker Dade Phelan responds to criticism from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick over his support for property tax appraisal caps. Patrick responded with his own humorous Twitter post. The image shows Patrick’s face edited onto a picture of a surfer. He...
Abbott called lawmakers back intospecial sessionMonday night after the House and Senate ended the regular legislative session without agreeing on legislation to provide Texans with relief. The only legislators did agree on is allocating $17.6 billion in property tax savings to property owners. ...
The Republican heads of each legislative chamber have been at odds about how exactly to direct the $12.3 billion they set aside for property tax cuts over the next two years.The House proposal, which sailed through the chamber Tuesday with no floor debate, would lower the taxes that property...