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Jul. 12—AUSTIN — After weeks of delay, the Texas Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed two bills as part of its property tax relief plan. The move brings the state one step closer to passing ...
Billed as the "biggest property tax cut in Texas history," the $18 billion package was sent to Gov. Greg Abbott after hours of debate on Thursday. Texas House, Senate advance $18B property tax ...
Senate Bill 2 tackles property tax issues, and House Bill 3 directly deals with school finance reform. House Bill 3 raised the amount per student each district is allotted from $5,140 to $6,030, and also reduces school property tax rates by about four percent per $100 in property value. [2] House Bill 1 is the overall budget for Texas.
That and property tax reform, he’s said, are his top priorities for the Texas legislature to consider when they convene in January. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also announced that school choice was the ...
The 88th Texas Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.The Texas State Legislature met in its regular session in Austin, Texas, from January 10, 2023 to May 29, 2023, [1] followed by four consecutive special sessions.
The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. It is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives . The state legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin .
IV, Sec. 12). Because the Legislature typically passes one main budget bill, the requirement effectively applied to the whole budget bill. [7] There has been a two-thirds requirement for tax increases since Proposition 13 in 1978. In 2010, voters approved Proposition 25, eliminating the 2/3 requirement for the budget, but keeping it for tax ...
The Texas Senate also approved a bill that would shorten the timeline for court challenges to election results. $1.5 billion for Texas border wall, $800 million for school safety approved by state ...