…by Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen, and the Republican Party of Texas. Associations representing local governments, however, have made opposing property tax…
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Teachers And Taxpayers Deserve Relief
Members of the Texas Senate are set to take up an across-the-board pay raise for the state’s 340,000 classroom teachers. In a session that should be devoted to practical reforms…
House Democrats’ School Finance Reform Package Revealed
…exemption increase, doubling the homestead exemption, will lower taxes for homeowners by an average of around $325 per homeowner per year.” Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen quickly issued a statement…
Texas House Freedom Caucus Announces Priorities
…Dennis Bonnen at the helm remains to be seen. Lawmakers in the group, however, pledged to fight just as hard this session as they did in the last. “While it…
North Texas Mayor Tries to Intimidate Lawmaker to Pull Reform Bill
…emergency services. Texas lawmakers, including Holland, should continue to stand tall in defense of their constituents’ best interests this session. And with Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Lt. Gov….
Democrats File Bills to Allow School Districts to Raise Property Taxes
…alone. Texas’ property tax system is horrendously arcane and complex. And that’s why taxpayers need the commonsense reforms pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis…
Seliger Declares War on Taxpayers
…scuttle the proposal. Senate Bill 2, the property tax plan announced during a joint press conference with Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, would…
Montgomery County Commissioners Endorse Property Tax Reform
…support Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 2, the property tax reform proposal being pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen….
Is Abbott Abandoning Property Tax Relief?
…credit the plan he, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen unveiled in that regard is a good one. Lowering the amount by which local officials can raise…
Property Tax Reform Bill Empowers People over Politicians
…The Republican Party of Texas, Abbott, Patrick, and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen are backing the current 2.5 percent proposal. Conversely, many Democrat lawmakers and some local officials are joining…