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Greg Abbott: “That exemption is increased to $140,000 so that the first…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Maybe like your front porch or something like that. For some of you, not even that much. But when you look at what we did that you voted on in November, also, That exemption is increased to $140,000 so that the first $140,000 of your home is not going to be subject to a homestead. I mean, subject to a property tax by your local school district. Well, that's good. But the fact of the matter is, even though we've been increasing your homestead exemptions, there's not been a single Texan come up to me and said, governor, I'm really happy about my property tax bill. (20:38–20:52)

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