I have to give credit where credit is due, and the article is from Channel 2 in Houston.
The one tax the state never considers lowering is the tax they collect; they somehow manage to squander our tax dollars every year, on things that are not necessary. Do as we say, not as we do. The sales tax is often higher than the property tax. The sales tax is a tax everyone has to pay, even if they are homeless, unless they buy food items only.
On Nov. 4, Texas voters will get the final say on 17 constitutional amendments — usually listed as statewide propositions at the top of the ballot — including billions of dollars in property tax cuts for homeowners and businesses.
Earlier this year, a two-thirds majority of the state Legislature passed the joint resolutions calling for the constitutional amendment elections, along with the state’s budget for the next two years, which includes $51 billion for property tax cuts.
Texas lawmakers have used multibillion-dollar budget surpluses, the result of inflation and temporary federal stimulus dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic, to pay for tax cuts in recent years. Proponents of tax cuts and bans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, have said they will maintain Texas as a competitive, business-friendly state and contribute to economic growth.
