by Andrew McVeigh | Jul 14, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
On Thursday, after months of stalemate, the Texas House finally took up for consideration a property tax plan intended to provide real relief to Texas taxpayers. The House convened in the early afternoon to consider the proposed plan. Senate Bill 2, the main...
by Andrew McVeigh | Jul 11, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
The House and Senate finally reached a property tax relief deal, but is it everything that they claim it to be? On Monday, leadership in the Texas Legislature finally reached a deal ending the months-long property tax relief stalemate that has pitted Lt. Gov Dan...
by Andrew McVeigh | Jun 29, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
In the third attempt this legislative cycle, Phelan and Patrick continue the battle over property tax relief and Abbott introduces a new(ish) topic to the debate. The clash between the east and west chambers of the Texas Capitol has officially entered its second...
by Andrew McVeigh | Jun 27, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
Just three days after House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) formed a new Select Study Committee on Sustainable Property Tax Relief in the Texas House, Chairman Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) sent a letter to the committee’s chairman, Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas), proposing a...
by Andrew McVeigh | Jun 21, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
After Governor Abbott used the threat of his veto power to try and force the House and Senate to come to an agreement on property tax relief over the weekend (to no avail, despite having vetoed 76 bills), the battle for property tax relief in Austin continues. The...
