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Greg Abbott: “Last session, we devoted $18 billion to reduce property…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Interview with Texas Governor Greg Abbott on School Vouchers, Property Tax Reform, and Semiconductor Manufacturing

Published | Video Starts at 03:42

You and other Republicans have made this a priority for several years now, but many are complaining that property tax bills are continuing to rise. So what makes this year different? So for one Last session, we devoted $18 billion to reduce property taxes. This year, we'll devote about $10 billion. And know this, the state does not impose a property tax. So we can't literally cut the property tax, but we can buy down those rates. (03:42–03:50)

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Asserts that $18 billion was devoted to reducing property taxes last session and $10 billion this year.

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