Eight days into the special session, and there’s still no deal between the House and Senate on Gov. Greg Abbott’s two agenda items: property tax relief and border security.
At the Texas Capitol, it's looking more and more like the special session Gov. Abbott called will be a bust. The Governor brought lawmakers back to pass legislation on property tax relief and border security.Eight days into the special session, and there’s still no deal between the House and Senate on"The low-hanging fruit didn't pass. The difficult issue didn't pass, and the governor looks like he's just wasted a lot of taxpayer money," said Dr.
But those bills can’t go anywhere because the House is not in session. It adjourned last Tuesday, after quickly passing the original HB-2, as well asSpecial Session of Texas Legislature underway "There's a lot of distance between them, and it's not going to get resolved in this first special session," said Smith.
The House’s plan would spend all the money on an across-the-board property tax cap, known as "compression." It would spread tax relief out—with school districts, businesses and homeowners all seeing a reduction. Abbott supports that plan.
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