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.
My Journey to Understand El Paso’s Lobbying Expenses
In 2019, the Texas Legislature passed a law (House Bill 1495) to help correct “unethical political behavior” at the local level. One key provision in the law requires political subdivisions to disclose the amount of money being spent to lobby the legislature in their proposed budgets. As more fully articulated in Sec. 140.0045 (b)(2) of...