PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD THROUGHOUT SUMMER 6/30/08
Texas lawmakers, REALTORS® gathering input for ’09 session
State Rep. John Otto, chairman of the Interim Select Committee on Property Tax Relief and Appraisal Reform, is holding a series of public hearings across Texas this summer. The first hearing was June 17 in Austin. The last is scheduled for Aug. 19 in Houston.
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Answers to your questions
We know you have questions, because citizens like you e-mail us every day. Here are straightforward answers to your questions about the Texas Tax Reform Commission's bold plan.
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PRESENTATION
The fix we're in
Texas lawmakers spent two-thirds of 2005 grappling with the important issue of how to equitably pay for our children’s education. Our state’s current school-funding system relies too heavily on property taxes, and has been declared unconstitutional by the Texas Supreme Court.
Introduction
How it affects us
The bad ideas
How do we solve this
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COMPARISON
How do Texas property taxes stack up against other states?
This table shows a comparison of homes in Texas, Florida, and Indiana with their respective annual property-tax bills.
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THE BILLS
Texas Legislature passes tax-reform bills
The Texas Legislature passed sweeping tax measures to reduce the burden on property owners and implement a low, broad-based business tax in the state.
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Texas House takes swift action
The Texas House of Representatives wasted no time in passing a series of bills April 24-27 to reduce property taxes and create fair and stable school funding. Now it's up to the Senate.
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Governor’s tax commission issues school-funding recommendations
The Texas Tax Reform Commission is recommending the Legislature reduce local-school property taxes, enact a new business activity tax to replace the current franchise tax, increase the cigarette tax by $1, and transfer $1 billion from reserves.
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79th regular session achieves some reform for homeowners
While the regular session of the 79th Texas Legislature failed to reach agreement on large-scale property tax reductions, lawmakers did pass some measures that will help homeowners save money.
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