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Huffines Liberty Foundation: 'Texas Could Eliminate M&O Property Tax in 8 Years'

By Lone Star Standard Report | Feb 9, 2023

Late Texas state senator, Don Huffines, and Bill Peacock, Vice President of Research at Texas Public Policy proposed a new plan to eliminate the M&O tax within eight years.

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Texas property taxes prioritized in new state budget: 'We now have the largest budget surplus in the history of our great state'

By Lone Star Standard Report | Jan 20, 2023

The 88th legislative session began on Jan. 10 and will end on May 29, and one of the legislature's top priorities will be addressing the state’s budget with an unprecedented $33 billion surplus now brought into deliberation. Both the House and Senate released their proposals for the next two years, appropriating hundreds of billions in state and federal funding for border security, pay increases for certain public workers and property tax cuts.