Blog
Who Pays Texas Taxes? (2023)
View this blog as a PDF here. This is an updated version of our biennial report on the state and local tax systems. View the previous version of this report
Dick Lavine
February 24, 2023
View this blog as a PDF here. This is an updated version of our biennial report on the state and local tax systems. View the previous version of this report
Wherever we live in Texas, taxes support the essential public services that we all need, whether we are Black, brown, or white. But our tax system is badly in need
This is an updated version of a blog published January 19th, 2022. Read that blog post here. Wherever we live in Texas, local property taxes support the essential public services
This is an updated version of a report published September 2nd, 2021. Read that post here. Property tax cut bills in the 2021 special sessions In his priority lists for
A program of school property tax abatements known as “Chapter 313,” after its section in the Tax Code, is a substantial drain on future state resources. This colossal giveaway strains
Senate Bill 1 would use up to $4 billion of state revenue in fiscal year 2023 to replace school property taxes for the 2022-23 school year. Under the school finance
Senate Bills in the special sessions In his priority lists for both the first and second special sessions, Gov. Abbott included the topic of “property tax relief.” In response, the
Texans rely on each other to have public schools for all children, to ensure that no matter what we look like or where we come from, we all have the
The most important task facing the Legislature each session is drafting the state budget. Due to booming Internet sales, greater-than-expected property values, and federal aid, lawmakers will have enough revenue
The state needs sufficient revenue to provide education, health care, transportation and other critical services for Texans. But this Wednesday, March 17, the House International Relations and Economic Development Committee