… when I was mayor of Irving, that was my focus, was bringing businesses to our city. Because what it did was it increased the quality of life for your citizens. Three quarters of our tax base was paid for by business taxes. So three quarters of our police, our fire, our sidewalks, our roads, our schools, our libraries, our rec centers were paid for by businesses and not by the residents who lived here. (17:45–17:50)
CLAIM
Asserts that business taxes constituted 75% of the tax base in Irving during her tenure as mayor.
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