Texas property owners pay the seventh-highest property taxes in the country. Largely because the state does not have an income tax, property taxes are essential for the services provided by our
The income groups paying the highest tax rates in Texas are disproportionately Hispanic and Black, whereas the lowest-taxed group (the wealthiest 5%) is predominantly white. Sustainable tax revenue provides the
Twitter Facebook Linkedin View the full report as a PDF. With a record $33 billion carryover balance in 2023, lawmakers spent $23 billion on a massive property tax cut package
Twitter Facebook Linkedin This week, the Texas House and Senate laid out their initial funding proposals for the 2026-27 biennium in budget bills HB 1 and SB 1. These bills
Read Shannon’s work in The Houston Chronicle. About 17 million Texans will sit down to file their taxes over the next few weeks, whether on paper, with the help of
The budget is the only bill the Legislature must pass each session. Every two years, the Legislature is tasked with making important decisions on allocating our tax dollars to the
Every Texan Director of Policy & Advocacy, Chandra Kring Villanueva, testifies on Senate Bill 2 on the first day of the 3rd Special Session of the 88th Texas Legislative Session.
As the allies, educators, and parents of Texas’ 5.5 million public school students, we urge the Texas Legislature to prioritize our children’s public education. Texans of all backgrounds, from Amarillo
Instead of focusing on increasing the basic allotment for schools, the primary per-student funding amount, the Legislature set its sights on defunding public education with costly tax cuts. When the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2023 Texas AFT and Every Texan commented Wednesday on the $16 billion fiscal note for CSHB100 and its private school voucher over the next five