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"Bill Analysis: Protecting Property Rights and Civil Justice Reform" includes Vice President of Research and Director of the Center for Economic Freedom Bill Peacock's analysis of House Bill 2536.

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Not all heroes wear capes—some simply skip a meeting or two. That’s how two Harris County commissioners blocked an onrushing property tax hike that would have cost taxpayers there an additional $245.2 million. By breaking quorum, Commissioners Tom Ramsey and Jack Cagle denied the Harris County Commissioners Court the supermajority it needed for a tax...

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