by Bill Peacock | Feb 7, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
A sentiment making its way around the Texas Legislature is that providing tax relief for property owners is “too big of a commitment.” An element of this sentiment was expressed several times in a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing where members repeatedly noted...
by Bill Peacock | Jan 30, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Texans Will Get Less Than $4 Billion Out of the $24 Billion Budget Surplus Executive Summary Though it is difficult to discern from recent statements made by Texas’ legislative leaders, the Texas Senate has budgeted only $3 billion for new property tax relief this...
by Bill Peacock | Jan 20, 2025 | News
The News Comes Despite Promises of Tax Relief New data released by the Texas Comptroller’s office shows that property taxes increased for the second straight year, despite recent claims of property tax relief from politicians. Figure 1 shows the total property tax...
by Bill Peacock | Jan 8, 2025 | Texe Lege
The Problem with Previous Texas School Choice Proposals K-12 education in Texas today comes in two forms, public and the private. For the most part in Texas, these two systems operate separately. Unlike many other states, Texas doesn’t have a private school choice...
by Bill Peacock | Dec 20, 2024 | Featured, Texe Lege
State needs a similar effort to Musk’s federal crusade. This commentary was originally published at The Dallas Morning News here. It is being republished with permission from the author. One of the most amazing political phenomena Americans have seen in ages is Elon...