Testimony at Ways & Means Interim Hearing on Chapter 313 (Video)
Sept. 8, 2022 – Every Texan Senior Fiscal Analyst Dick Lavine testifies before the Texas House Committee on Ways and Means on Chapter 313.
Dick Lavine
April 5, 2023
Sept. 8, 2022 – Every Texan Senior Fiscal Analyst Dick Lavine testifies before the Texas House Committee on Ways and Means on Chapter 313.
View this testimony as a PDF here. HB 3600/SB 1613 is a very expensive program – The fiscal note shows an All Funds cost in
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
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
The Texas Public Policy Foundation and Every Texan release a joint statement regarding legislation to extend the Chapter 313 program of school property tax abatements.
Our state’s tax system is upside down. Texas households that are least able to afford it pay the most in taxes as a percentage of
Download this report as a PDF For the state to invest in the building blocks of thriving communities — schools, health care, public safety, roads,
The COVID-19-induced crisis is reducing state revenue, while at the same time increasing the demand for public services. The final impact on Texans and the
Lawmakers Should Not Renew Tax Giveaways without Proper Review A gigantic program that lets companies get out of paying most school property taxes is scheduled
You would think that, having just written proposed state budgets that would underfund or cut health care, financial aid, and more, the Texas Legislature would