Here’s the entire 8-hour session of the 29 NOV Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform published by Lone Star College. I’ve post timepoints so you can skip through to those presentations and testimonies that might interest you. Their audio is sometimes a little weak.
MEMBER TESTIMONY: ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAX
6:25:00 – 6:29:25…..Tom G Glass
6:29:25 – 6:34:00…..Terry Holcomb Sr.
6:59:24 – 7:03:52…..Russell Bennett
7:03:52 – 7:13:00……Amy Hedtke
7:35:00 – 7:38:00…..Joe Palmer
SESSION 1: TAX ROLLBACK RATE & PROCESS
Introduction
0:15:00 – 0:23:20…..Senator Bettencourt
Effective Tax Rate Issues
0:24:00 – 1:07:00…..Jennifer Rabb; Rice U, Baker Institute
1:07:00 – 1:48:00…..Debbie Cartwright; TTARA
School Finance Reform
1:52:00 – 2:34:00…..Tommy Williams; Gov. Abbott’s Office
Witnesses: Sugarland, Mont Belvieu, Seabrook
2:34:00 – 3:23:00…..City Officials (3), TPPF
SESSION 2: APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD OPERATIONS
Witnesses: Harris, Ft Bend & Montgomery County
3:23:00 – 4:30:00…..Chief Appraisers (3)
4:30:00 – 5:11:00……Appraisal Boards (3)
SESSION 3: FEASIBILITY of ELIMINATING PROPERTY TAX
Sales Tax Swap won’t Work
5:11:00 – 5:46:00……Dale Craymer, TTARA
Immoral Property Taxes
5:46:00 – 6:02:00…..Mark Ramsey, RPT, SREC
M&O Replacement Proposal
6:02:00 – 6:21:00…..John Diamond; Rice U, Baker Institute
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
6:21:00 – 7:44:00…..Constituents (18)
NOTEWORTHY COMMENTS
Abolish Property Tax
2:45:00 – 2:46:00…..Senator Brandon Creighton
Best Quip of the Day
“Christ didn’t say go out and take money from your neighbors to help others. He told us to do it ourselves.
It’s “LOVE your neighbor, Not LEVY thy neighbor!” – Amy Hedtke (7:06:40-52)
No Relief. No Reform. #EliminatePropertyTax