Senate Property Tax Relief Testimony
The Coalition provided testimony to the Senate Finance Committee regarding Senate Bill 3 & Senate Bill 4, which are both measures proposing property tax relief.
The Coalition provided testimony to the Senate Finance Committee regarding Senate Bill 3 & Senate Bill 4, which are both measures proposing property tax relief.
The Coalition provided testimony to the House Ways & Means Committee regarding House Bill 2, the measure proposing property tax relief.
The Coalition provided testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Article III (Education) regarding the state budget, pointing out that recapture has reached nearly $5 billion per year and schools need help meeting the increased costs caused by a 14.5% rate of inflation.
The Coalition provided testimony to the Senate Finance Committee on the state budget, pointing out that recapture has reached nearly $5 billion per year and schools need help meeting the increased costs caused by a 14.5% rate of inflation.
The Coalition provided testimony to the House Public Education Committee on school finance. Since HB 3, inflation has increased by 12%, while school funding has been flat. Since recapture was reduced by HB 3, it has increased by 25%.
The Coalition provided testimony to the Senate Education Committee on school finance. Since HB 3, inflation has increased by 9%, while school funding has been flat. Since recapture was reduced by HB 3, it has increased by 22%.
The Coalition provided testimony to the Senate Finance Committee on property tax relief. Limitations to relief mean some taxpayers are paying more, while schools are not beneficiaries of the increased payments. Schools do not receive automatic increases, and a balanced approach is needed.
The State of Texas is increasingly and alarmingly removing local property tax dollars from school districts through the process of recapture, the Texas School Coalition explains in a newly released report.
The Texas Senate is seeking to provide taxpayers with additional property tax relief, but only on a temporary basis. The legislature must make sustainable investments in tax relief and in our schools.