Speaker of the House Dade Phelan offered his road map for the upcoming legislative session.
AUSTIN, Texas — Speaker of the House Dade Phelan offered his road map for the upcoming legislative session on Thursday, and it’s no surprise that it has different routes than the priorities of the Texas Senate.
The House also intends to file legislation next week to provide a longer-term solution to the crisis at the Texas-Mexico borderThe House’s property tax bill, House Bill 2, dropped a couple of hours after Phelan’s speech. The bill is being carried by Rep. Morgan Meyer, R-Dallas, who chairs the House Ways & Means Committee. It also has a companion resolution, HJR 1, which would take the proposal to voters for approval.
“We can talk about the homestead exemptions all day long, and that’s great, but what does that do for the small business? What’s that do for that first-generation small business?” Phelan said. “I have constituents who don’t even own a home. They pour back into their business.” The full Texas delegation supports the federal government picking up the cost Texas has incurred protecting the border. That totals over $8 billion, Phelan said.
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