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Greg Abbott: “Texas is a state. We already have spending limits. We can't…”

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Gov. Greg Abbott Unveils Plan To Lower Property Taxes In Texas

Published | Video Starts at 08:07

What we need to do is to make sure that any property taxing authority has constraints on their ability to spend more of your money. Texas is a state. We already have spending limits. We can't spend more than the combination of the increase in inflation and population growth. Your local governments, they don't have any spending limitations. It's time that we limit the spending that leads to your property taxes. I want spending limits on every taxing authority in the state of Texas. (08:07–08:15)

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Asserts that Texas has spending limits tied to inflation and population growth.

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