Two years after a stalemate over property taxes, the two chambers of the Texas Legislature again have differing blueprints for applying the at least $10 billion in relief called for by Gov. Greg Abbott.
Chairman Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas) filed his House Bills (HB) 8 and 9 alongside House Joint Resolution (HJR) 1, the accompanying constitutional amendment. The trio’s parameters include increasing the business personal property tax exemption from $2,500 to $250,000 and compressing school district Maintenance & Operations rates by $0.0331.
