Texas Public Policy Foundation

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TPPF is a non-profit, non-partisan research institute dedicated to liberty, free enterprise, & personal responsibility.

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Unit: març de 2009

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    Texas’ tax abatement process lacks transparency, accountability, and is badly in need of reform. In fact, some industries that benefit from tax abatement agreements create virtually no at all.

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    The grew at an average rate of 2.8% per quarter in the first nine quarters of the Trump Admin compared to 1.9% in the last nine quarters under Obama.

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    Whichever path is chosen, it must be paired with limiting government spending and property tax reform to put limitations on tax increases of at most 2.5% by local tax jurisdictions.

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    “The fact is, no one is immune to skyrocketing property taxes. now has an opportunity to enact real cuts to property tax by limiting spending, letting voters weigh in on big tax increases, & buying down the M&O portion of our tax bills.”

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    As the article points out, renters pay even more—because homestead exemptions don’t apply to rental properties.

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    should let these programs lapse, as Chapter 312 is scheduled to do this year. Absent that, we need more transparency and more accountability for these agreements, and now is the time for the Legislature to act.”

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    Chapters 312 and 313 benefit a few big businesses at the expense of the rest of us Texans.

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    Ch. 313 (& similar Ch.312) projects lack transparency, and far too often fail to produce the jobs or the revenues promised, even while gobbling up taxpayer subsidies.

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    Local spending is growing faster than the ideal. In 2000, TX’ local govts spent $66B, according to . By 2015—the latest available data—aggregate local spending had risen to $137B. That's a 108%⏫ over the period.

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    If lawmakers and property owners are persistent this session, there’s a good shot that Texans can be rid of the scourge of forced annexation once and for all. That’d be a big win for liberty-lovers in the Lone Star State.

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    . should be praised for passing a bill that would end force annexation throughout Texas. "I expect it will pass the Senate within the next few weeks,’ said , R-Weatherford, who authored the bill.

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    Josh Grimes on Texas Teachers via Check it out I was published by the Texas Public Policy Foundation!

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    Enjoyed testifying in Senate Ed last night. supports requiring school boards to adopt goals, effective teachers to be identified & paid more, and efficiency audits BEFORE school tax increases. Learn more!

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    is buying a biomass electrical generation plant in Nacogdoches—in order to get out of its contract. The money-losing contract was the result of bad public policy, and a ill-conceived pledge to increase the city’s supply.

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    " should direct school boards to establish literacy and math student achievement goals in third and 8th grades and college, career, and military readiness goals in high school."

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    : Want to ensure school districts can only raise taxes after an audit that reviews if they are using existing tax $$ wisely? Ensure school districts must conduct efficiency audits before raising taxes in & .

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    “Austin legislation was going to cost my employees existing benefits because I would have to move benefit dollars just to comply.” owners know best how to take care of their employees. Read what they have to say:

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