02 SEP 2018 – Is this why our Legislators won’t Eliminate Property Tax? “You might be surprised to find that your friendly local realtor is the member of a powerful force in Texas politics. Established in 1920, Texas Association of Realtors and its affiliated PACs (TREPAC and Texas Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PAC) are […]
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01 FEB 2019 – We are not handing a problem to the Legislature telling them, “Go fix it!” We’re presenting a solution. It’s the only comprehensive solution ever proposed to the Legislature. And it’s a solution that secures both our liberty and our property while still helping Texas to prosper. In 2013, George Lavender sponsored
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24 SEP 2018 – Does the State of Texas have authority to take our property or homes for unpaid taxes? Or like a constitutionally protected right is our property also inalienable? To the latter, our Founders said, “Yes.” The Texas Constitution has two sources of authority: Direct delegation by the people (Art. 1, Sec. 2)Adoption
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09 APR 2019 – The battle for Property Tax Relief and Reform is lost. It is for this session, anyway. In 7 weeks (27 May), the Texas Legislature will end. And if property tax bills are not passed or “prioritized” this week, it is highly unlikely anything becomes law. That means, despite all the initial
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Does any of this sound sorta familiar? “A king (or conqueror) took over all the land …divide it among his lieutenants and supporters, who would pay him (with money or services) in order to keep that land…. The punishment for nonpayment was forfeiture….” No Relief. No Reform. #EliminatePropertyTax
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If you’ve never heard of “Tagging” or how it’s used in the Texas House Calendars Committee, you need to know this is one of the most devious devices ever to come out of a smoke-filled room of political bosses. There are 2 main tactics that our corrupt politicians use to kill bills they don’t want
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Renters bear a massive property tax burden. While the Texas home, business and agricultural property owners are all protesting property tax, renters are far from exempt. Most never realize they are paying an outrageous amount of tax levied on rental properties. Why? Because renters never get homestead exemptions. Because the disabled, the veteran, and the
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“Today is a good day to die.” – Crazy Horse, Lakota Sioux Warrior It may not be a good day, but today, 09 MAY, that’s what’s happening to every House Bill. Unless they’ve gotten a “Second Reading” on the House floor before midnight tonight… they are all dead. The only reprieve will be the Senate
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 TAX6:25:00 – 6:29:25…..Tom G Glass6:29:25 –
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Last night, midnight, all bills that failed to get a “second reading” on the House floor, were killed. That included all bills (except one) filed for Property Tax Relief. No surprise, (see the post I wrote a month ago, “The Battle for Property Tax Relief and Reform is Lost”) we are left with the Big
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