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Property taxes What’s happening to Texas? It’s no longer “our Texas,” but more like New York or California if the recent session in Austin tells us anything. As Brandon Waltens reports, the state’s budget has seen a staggering 43 percent increase since the 2022–23 budget. Even more staggering is that this session began with a billion surplus, yet only a smattering of that surplus went toward new property tax relief. Meanwhile, property taxes continue to increase exponentially. Voters are overtaxed, while the state protects a huge surplus. Instead of overtaxing homeowners and then dispensing a small portion of it...

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