Texas House Advances Bill to Cap Local Property Tax Growth at 1%

The Texas House passed a bill aimed at tightening restrictions on how much property tax revenue cities and counties can collect annually without voter approval, intensifying a years-long effort to limit local tax growth. READ MORE.

Working Families Party: "We're endorsing @GregCasar for Congress. Trump and the billionaires in his corner are screwing over working people. We're defending the champions they're trying to take out. Greg has spent his life fighting for working people, and he's leading the charge against Trump."

State Rep. Katrina Pierson: "Today, I voted to censure! [sic] 27 of my GOP colleagues [who] chose to not hold Democrats accountable in this way. The vote was 44 to 27 and failed, but its not over."

Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "For the first time in 111 years, a President is planning to fire a sitting Fed governor -- and of course, it's the first Black woman, Lisa Cook. Trump's message is clear: when Black women rise, he'll do anything to push us down. Newsflash: we're not going anywhere."

Governor Greg Abbott: "I added an agenda item to the special session to END the same day voter registration that was snuck into a bill in the regular session. We will not open the door to potential election fraud."

Texas House Advances Bill to Cap Local Property Tax Growth at 1% — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — The Texas House passed a bill aimed at tightening restrictions on how much property tax revenue cities and counties can collect annually without voter approval, intensifying a years-long effort to limit local tax growth.

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Texas House Advances Bill to Cap Local Property Tax Growth at 1% — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

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LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina