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Greg Abbott: “Most of your property tax bill goes to paying those school…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Governor Abbott Delivers Address at Take Back Harris County Gala

Published | Video Starts at 28:55

Your home should be appraised for taxation purposes only once every five years as opposed to every single year. And then this, this last Thing, this last thing alone would cut your property tax bill by more than half. Most of your property tax bill goes to paying those school districts. Well, listen, paying school districts is not your responsibility. That's the state's responsibility. I say the state should pay for our school and our education, not your homestead. (28:55–29:00)

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Asserts that the majority of property tax bills are allocated to school district funding.

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