Recently, the 22,000-member Facebook group Eliminate the Property Tax featured a write-up by group admin Russell Bennett that supports House Bill 3742 (from the 83rd legislative session) and explains why their group is still in support of the bill, which they are...
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Abbott Draws Line in the Sand on Budget Surplus Use for Property Tax Relief
On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott reportedly opined on the projected budget surplus and its partial use for the purposes of providing a property tax cut. https://twitter.com/AbbottCampaign/status/1565029174355673088 Earlier this month, he...
Polling Suggests Most Texans Want True Property Tax Relief
This week, the Defend Texas Liberty PAC released polling that suggested a majority of Texans, from both major political parties, support using a majority of the projected budget surplus to lower their property tax burdens. Polling Results Among several other...
Despite Promises From Appropriators, No Major Cities Are Adopting the No-New-Revenue Rate
It's that time of year again: local governments across Texas are considering their budgets for the next fiscal year and setting their tax rates to support such spending. This year is special for Texas taxpayers because it is a year where most Texans will likely see...
Upcoming Opportunity for Texas Taxpayers to Opine on Growing Property Tax Problem
As state lawmakers prepare for the 2023 legislative session in the coming weeks, Texas taxpayers have an opportunity to address them on issues like their ever-increasing property tax burdens. Texas House Ways & Means Committee The Texas House Ways &...
Abbott Spends $1,400 per Bus Rider to Help Biden Keep Illegal Immigrants in America
Currently in Texas, immigrants caught crossing the border illegally can volunteer to be put on charter buses, which are primarily paid for by Texas taxpayers. These immigrants are then securely bused to either Washington, D.C., or New York City. This is the reality...








