The governor stands behind his support of the Texas House tax plan despite Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s insistence that the Senate has a better deal for homeowners.
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about the Legislature's recently completed regular session at the Texas Public Policy Foundation office in Austin on June 2, 2023.
Recapping the regular legislative session at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event in Austin, Abbott touted a plan that the House“If we do that, that will cut your property tax rate for school — maintenance and operation — by 29%,” Abbott said., who repeatedly criticized the Abbott-endorsed House plan at a Tuesday event hosted by the same right-wing think tank and in several pointed tweets this week.
“We must dream big, dream the possibility that we can eliminate property taxes in Texas,” Abbott said. He drew applause when he repeated a refrain of anti-tax advocates: that property taxes are essentially the government forcing homeowners to pay annual rent on their land.
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