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Governor Abbott has officially called a second special session to focus specifically on property tax relief! Because the House and Senate could not agree on the best course of action, the Governor called for legislation to cut property-tax rates solely by reducing the school district maximum compressed tax rate,...

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Kathleen Vale3 years ago

You are breaking the law driving while using a mobile phone. Very Dangerous! Where is @TxDPS when needed?

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PhilipK3 years ago

Please help us Senior Citizens keep our Homes !

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Shae 🍁3 years ago

Not ok to drive distracted. Filming and driving are you kidding me?

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Tommy Two Tacos (from the band "Reepbeetdo, ohhh")3 years ago

Just as a fun mental exercise, where are the schools going to go instead to get the money they need to sustain their ability to Operate and pay for their Maintenance?

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BfromTX3 years ago

So you want kill funding for public schools so you can funnel money into religious institutions and indoctrinate children? Not to mention giving larger tax breaks to people with larger & higher values homes. Sounds pretty stupid.

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Sarcasmo Ultra BLAM!3 years ago

Sounds like more school defunding to me.

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GreasyMike3 years ago

Either cap property taxes after the property is a certain age or eliminate completely. The govt is forcing hardworking families out of their homes from taxes. There can’t be an endless 10% every year. That’s insanity. #DoYourJob

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Intel Stream3 years ago

Very exciting and long overdue for sure!

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Louise Kistner3 years ago

@ByGrace26 You’re absolutely right! As a Swedish American I’m troubled that the US population is putting up with these confiscatory taxes that Sweden got rid of long ago: - property taxes - wealth taxes - inheritance / death taxes This is DOUBLE taxation and not ok in a free society!!

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Bonnie Bruce3 years ago

You're a State Rep. now. Your make Jason drive you to the #txlege while you film in the passenger seat! Be safe out there!!

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David Bober3 years ago

Also they've been heavily invested in de-funding the public schools. Creating so much havoc over non-existent threats of 'porn' and 'CRT' to provide a pretext for such cuts. They want public money for private religious indoctrination.

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Donna Fallis3 years ago

There's a real push on by Republicans to make the private schools a bundle while insuring that children without monetary advantage will get shafted into generational poverty, because of a lack of adequate education. You're all dispicable!

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Call me Volodymyr. Young County Democrat3 years ago

Property taxes are so high because of the mismanagement of the Republicans. This is just a ruse to destroy public education because he wasn't able to force his voucher plan through the legislature.

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De Ann Hoeft3 years ago

Thank you from lakeway Texas

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Brian3 years ago

Dumb bitch why you driving and filming this

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TexasTerry3 years ago

All for lower property taxes!! School Districts (DISD) feel they have an unlimited bank account and love to spend “other people’s money”. Enough is enough!!

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Jennell Allyn Jaquays3 years ago

Maybe if they didn't spend so much time attacking transgender rights, they might get to what they are supposed to be doing. "Renting our property from the government?" And here I thought we providing education for our children and funding our local government services. Silly me

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𝕯𝖊𝖑 Ω3 years ago

You're going to kill someone. You don't seem bright enough to multi-task.

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Jeff Teague3 years ago

Thank you.

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Michelle 🇺🇸🦅3 years ago

WTH lady you are endangering other drivers by doing this.

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darrell paull3 years ago

Get rid of all propert taxes and then shutdown the appraisal districts. Appraisal districts are taxation without representation.

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Sarah Holloway3 years ago

But what is the plan to fund public schools?!? I don’t like the way it’s currently funded but if we reduce M&O, how will schools get that much-needed funding.

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Financial Guy3 years ago

I hope your aren't actually driving while recording a video. That would be illegal in the state of Texas. Remember that nobody is above the law

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AHCanady3 years ago

What’s the catch? Where are you going to make up for it? Higher sales tax? Implement State income tax? What?

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clairey173 years ago

Now about that $6000 you took for working one day of the first special session…..

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Nikki Reale3 years ago

Stop saying we are renting our property from the government. That is just right-wing BS. Whatever you're planning, we should all be quaking in our shoes, or boots as the case may be.

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Welp, we are going back3 years ago

So just to be clear, you want to defund Maintenance & Operations for our public schools?

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Louis3 years ago

Please drive and tweet later. This is such a bad look

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Quntiel Fliland3 years ago

They know When? White House

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James gee3 years ago

Wow this is about time primary homes shouldn’t have such high taxes New York is killing it wit taxes on property

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