Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code, also known as the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act, benefits businesses at the expense of Texans. Chapter 312 is in need of significant reform to allow for greater public participation should the Legislature fail to allow it to expire.
Squatter’s rights do not exist; property rights do.
On May 15, 2024, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s James Quintero testified before the Senate committee on the issue of “squatter’s rights.” McCaw Property Management (n.d., para 1) defines a squatter as “somebody who is living on a land or in a building that is either unoccupied, abandoned, or foreclosed without the legal consent of the...