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Dustin Burrows: “The House led on appraisal caps last session.”

Featuring: Dustin Burrows, Republican | Texas House of Representatives, District 83

A Conversation with Speaker Dustin Burrows - The Texan's 89th Session Kickoff

Published January 30, 2025 | Video Starts at 14:24

Is an appraisal cap still on the table or is that gone with the wind? Look again, I'm going to let all of the members continue to look at that. Obviously, The House led on appraisal caps last session. I argued for compression. I mean, that was something from 2019. The Senate has argued for Homestead. (14:24–14:28)

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