The Foundation’s Chief Economist, Byron Schlomach, Ph.D., will be Jon-David Wells’ guest at 4:35 p.m. tomorrow to talk about the end of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund tax. Gov. Rick Perry signed HB 735 last Friday, which will end this tax in September 2008 and save Texas consumers $210 million a year. Jon-David Wells’ show is on KLIF AM 570 in Dallas/Fort Worth, and people outside the Metroplex can listen online at www.klif.com.
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...