Texas Legislature’s Path to a Conservative Texas Budget and Real Cuts to Property Taxes

May 10, 2019

Vance Ginn, Ph.D.

Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is an accomplished economist finding free-market solutions that let people prosper. He is founder and president of Ginn Economic Consulting where he provides high-quality research and trusted insights on how to affect change at the federal, state, and local levels. Ginn’s experience includes time in public policy, government, and academia. He is chief economist at Pelican Institute for Public Policy and a senior fellow at several think tanks, including at Americans for Tax Reform, Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), and Young Americans for Liberty.

Texans pay too much in property taxes because of excessive government spending. Current legislative efforts to address this may not bring substantial, long-lasting property tax reductions. This document provides an overview of current proposals and a path to achieving a Conservative Texas Budget and real cuts to property taxes.

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