Abbott’s Tax Plan Promises Relief — But Puts Rural Texas on the Chopping Block

  • Abbott’s Tax Plan Promises Relief — But Puts Rural Texas on the Chopping Block
    Abbott’s Tax Plan Promises Relief — But Puts Rural Texas on the Chopping Block
    Last month, Governor Greg Abbott unveiled what he calls a “bold” plan: eliminate school district property taxes on homesteads and replace roughly $35 to $39 billion in local school funding with the state’s current budget surplus and other state revenues. And he’s been on the campaign stump telling Texans how it’s going to work. For homeowners, especially in rural counties where proper...

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