by Jeramy Kitchen | Apr 13, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
On Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives considered legislation seeking to lower the appraisal caps from the current threshold of 10 percent as it applies to homestead property down to 5 percent, while allowing the cap to apply to all real property. The...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Mar 21, 2023 | 88th TXLege, Featured, News
The 88th Legislative Session is now halfway complete, and legislation seeking to provide property tax relief is starting to move through the legislative process. Both chambers have provided some compression of school district maintenance and operations (M&O)...
by TFR Staff | Mar 16, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News, Podcast - Taxpayer Talks
Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the dueling property tax relief proposals prioritized by leadership in both legislative chambers. We also cover other pro-taxpayer legislation making its way through the process, including the...
by TFR Staff | Mar 13, 2023 | 88th TXLege, Testimony
Tim Hardin is the President/CEO of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. House Bill 2: Texas Property Tax Relief Act Bill Text Author: State Rep. Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas) The Texas House Ways & Means Committee considered House Bill 2 or the Texas Property Tax Relief...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Jan 10, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
Election of Speaker The 88th Legislative Session officially convened Tuesday, and in the Texas House of Representatives, the first order of business after being sworn in was to elect a House speaker. Two candidates were nominated. The incumbent speaker, Republican...
