Texas Sen. Paul Bettencourt talks prospect of property tax relief, $27 billion state surplus

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Harris County was faced with another election integrity debacle just two months ahead of an important legislative session.

and the Secretary of State. And I know that the Secretary of State's been flooded with complaints about what happened in Harris County because they weren't following the law. Because quite frankly, if you don't have enough election supplies, that's a Class C misdemeanor, and the warehouse was full of paper, full of ballot paper. And if you don't give it out, willingly or effectively, if you deny somebody that election paper, it's a Class B misdemeanor.

The big problem a lot of people think is the appraisal districts and the expanding, exploding value of their homes based upon the comps or the comparative sales in their neighborhood. Is there any way to reform that process?The state's budget surplus is estimated at $27 billion and Phelan believes that number could rise to $30 billion soon after the legislature convenes in January.Well, yes, because as values go up, tax rates need to come down.

 

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They took over $700M from AISD and hundreds of millions from other “wealthy” cities to help disadvantaged districts last year. They took $1.4B more than they needed and just kept it to help balance the State budget. No one writes about this. Texas tax system is a shell game.

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