Governor Abbott Thanks Lawmakers For Supporting Legislation Reforming Property Taxes
AUSTIN – The following lawmakers have declared their support for HB 3, HB 32, HB 4, or SB 1, which address Governor Abbott’s call to reform property taxes in Texas. The Governor thanks these members of the legislature for their commitment to limit skyrocketing...
Governor Abbott Thanks Lawmakers For Supporting Legislation Protecting Privacy
AUSTIN – The following lawmakers have declared their support for HB 46, HB 50 or SB 3, which address Governor Abbott’s call for privacy protection legislation. The Governor thanks these members of the legislature for their commitment to avoiding a patchwork of...
Governor Abbott Thanks Lawmakers For Supporting Legislation Limiting Growth In State Spending
AUSTIN – The following lawmakers have declared their support for HB 208 and SB 9, which address Governor Abbott’s call to limit the growth in state spending to no more than the growth of population and inflation. The Governor thanks these members for their commitment...
Governor Abbott Thanks Lawmakers For Supporting Legislation Preempting Mobile Device Ordinances
AUSTIN – The following lawmakers have declared their support for HB 171 or SB 15, which address Governor Abbott’s call for legislation to preempt all local ordinances that regulate the use of mobile devices in vehicles. The Governor thanks these members of the...
Governor Abbott Thanks Lawmakers For Supporting Legislation Establishing A School Finance Commission
AUSTIN – The following lawmakers have declared their support for HB 191 or SB 16, which address Governor Abbott’s call to establish a school finance commission. The Governor thanks these members of the legislature for their commitment to overhauling Texas’ outdated...
Governor Abbott Thanks Lawmakers For Supporting Legislation Restricting Municipal Annexation
AUSTIN – The following lawmakers have declared their support for HB 6 or SB 6, which address Governor Abbott’s call to restrict municipal annexation. The Governor thanks these members of the legislature for their commitment to protect Texans from forced annexation by...
Governor Abbott Thanks Lawmakers For Supporting Legislation Extending The Maternal Mortality And Morbidity Task Force
AUSTIN – The following lawmakers have declared their support for HB 9 or SB 17, which address Governor Abbott’s call for extending the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force. The Governor thanks these members of the legislature for their commitment to protect...
Small Business Administration Grants Governor Abbott’s Request For Disaster Assistance For Tom Green County
AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott's request to declare Tom Green County a disaster area was granted today by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) following severe storms that caused major damage across the county the weekend of June 23rd through 26th. The...
Local Property Tax Burden Is Crushing The Texas Dream
This Op-Ed originally appeared in The Houston Chronicle on July 26, 2017 Everything is bigger in Texas - including, unfortunately, your property tax rate. In fact, Texas has one of the highest effective real estate tax rates in the nation. Only Illinois and New Jersey...
Governor Abbott Announces Growing Support For Limiting Growth In Government Spending
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his call for limiting the growth in government spending to no more than the growth of population and inflation is generating growing support across Texas. This issue is part of the Governor's 20-item agenda for the ongoing...