Texas Scorecard by Katy Marshall September 26, 2023
Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to order a special session on education later this month. As Texas lawmakers gear up for a potential special legislative session focused on education, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has asked Gov. Greg Abbott to prioritize property tax elimination.
The organization sent a letter to Abbott calling on him to call a third special legislative session on eliminating property taxes.
TFR said they support Abbott calling a special session on education freedom “so long as it is directed towards real, fiscally sound, education freedom for all Texas families.”
However, the group also asked Abbott to include “legislation that provides a pathway to property tax elimination, a cause that you have publicly supported in the recent past.”
After the regular session earlier this year, Abbott called two special sessions focused on property tax relief and border security. After the first special session ended with no results, Abbott issued a second call asking lawmakers to pass legislation putting the state on a path toward eliminating school property taxes.
However, after the Texas House and Senate reached a compromise deal, Abbott removed that request from his special session call.
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https://texasscorecard.com/state/texans-for-fiscal-responsibility-calls-for-special-session-to-eliminate-property-taxes/
