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Jaren Tankersley

Now’s the Time: Plan for a Conservative Texas Budget

With the Texas economy reeling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting statewide shutdowns, economic recovery will be the top issue for the upcoming legislative session. Key to any attempt at recovery will be determining how much the state should spend. The prosperity of many Texans at stake and the Texas Legislature...

November 8, 2020

Economy

Reduce Texas’ Soaring Property Taxes by Embracing Sound Budgeting

The Tax Foundation recently published a map of the country illustrating the property taxes paid in each state as a percentage of owner-occupied housing value in 2018. Of all 50 states, Texas had the seventh highest property tax burden in the country, with an effective rate of 1.69% of occupied housing value. This burden is...

September 25, 2020