At 1:00 PM Wednesday, the Texas Public Policy Foundation will participate in a press conference hosted by State Senator Dan Patrick and State Representative Ken Paxton to announce their plan to limit the growth of appropriations in Texas’ budget to the rate of the State’s population increase plus monetary inflation. To watch the press conference live, click here.
Property Tax Relief in Texas: Plan to Eliminate School M&O Property Tax
Texas’ property tax system has turned property holders into renters, where government is their landlord and Texans who struggle to pay annual tax bills face confiscation of their properties. Additionally, the growth of government is harming taxpayers and the economy through higher taxes and more regulation. For example, Eddie Wilson owns the landmark Austin restaurant...