by Bill Peacock | Jan 23, 2026 | Research
One saying that circulates around the Texas Capitol when the Legislature convenes every two years is that the legislators have only one job they are required to do: adopt a budget. Every legislative session the legislators manage to do this. In fact, the...
by Bill Peacock | Jan 9, 2026 | Explainers
“Sometimes I Think That Property Tax Relief Actually Hurts People” “Sometimes I think that the result of this tax policy actually hurts people. In the instance of San Antonio, we [would] have the potential to actually lose jobs and major economic development should...
by Bill Peacock | Jan 7, 2026 | Explainers
“Local Jurisdictions Come from Behind Our Backs and Raise Property Taxes” “Every time we use billions of dollars to buy down your property tax rates at the local level, local jurisdictions come from behind our backs and raise those property taxes.”– Gov. Greg Abbott1...
by Bill Peacock | Dec 30, 2025 | Explainers
“The State of Texas is Staying Within Reasonable Spending Limits” “We have to find a way to allow people to stay in their homes. I think it’s totally reasonable to have our taxing entities doing exactly what the state of Texas is already doing — staying within...
by Bill Peacock | Dec 18, 2025 | Explainers
“With the homestead exemption…the state of Texas is writing a check to pay your school taxes.” ““With the homestead exemption, $10 billion in state funding equals about $1,300 in property tax relief. … In short, the state of Texas is writing a check to pay your...
