Move to eliminate Texas property taxes would destroy public schools [View all]
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-property-tax-elimination-schools-19399995.php
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patricks fantasy of abolishing property taxes would set the state up for financial failure and end public education as we know it by placing a greater burden on low- and medium-income Texans.
The most powerful man in Texas politics wants you to believe hes looking out for homeowners, but theres always an unacknowledged goal for significant initiatives like this one. You need only look at who deposited $3 million in Patricks campaign account and who gave the record $6 million donation to Gov. Greg Abbott to boost private religious schools.
As lieutenant governor, Patrick appoints the leaders of Senate committees, sets their agendas and decides whether a piece of legislation gets a vote. Patrick also rewards senators who appease him and punishes those who dont with his fat campaign war chest.
Last week, the lite guv ordered the Senate Finance Committee to determine the effect on other state programs if general revenue were used to fully replace school property taxes, particularly during economic downturns.
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