With 34 Republican candidates in the May runoff elections for the state Legislature, Texas Scorecard asked for their plans to lower property taxes.

With 34 Republican candidates in the May runoff elections for the state Legislature, Texas Scorecard asked for their plans to lower property taxes.
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility says the funds should be used to lower property taxes for all Texans.
Since Abbott’s inauguration in 2015, the population of Texas has grown by 5.4 percent while the state budget increased by a shocking 19 percent.
Chandler Crouch asks citizens to contact local officials who elect the body that sets the taxable value of local homeowners’ property.
In addition to candidates for elected office, Republican voters will get a chance to vote on 10 ballot propositions.
In a last-ditch effort, lawmakers filed and considered a proposed constitutional amendment that would do next to nothing to tackle the ever-growing property tax burden put upon Texas taxpayers.
While Texas Legislature debates property tax relief, local officials continue sticking it to taxpayers.
The right and left are joining forces against the local government managing the Panther Island project.
While citizens struggle, Tarrant Regional Water District demands more.
Though it would provide some relief to Texas property taxpayers, critics believe it is not enough to alleviate much of the burden.