H.Ham Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 By Brandon Formby The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved a controversial bill that seeks to curb the growth in property taxes that local government agencies like cities and counties levy on landowners. Senate Bill 2, which passed in an 18-12 vote, could require taxing entities to hold an election if the amount of operating and maintenance funds they plan to collect from property taxes is, in general, 5 percent more than what they took in the previous year. State Sen. Paul Bettencourt’s bill has split scores of Texas homeowners and the local officials that they elect. Landowners and some government officials […] The post Texas Senate passes property tax bill state leaders love, local officials oppose appeared first on Community Impact Newspaper. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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