… we have a very large budget surplus, and we're going to be returning that budget surplus to taxpayers by buying down the property tax rates. Remember this, and that is The state does not impose a property tax. Only local governments impose a property tax. And so we can't, as a state, go in and literally cut the property tax rates, but we can buy down those rates. But here's the deal, Dana. (00:17–00:24)
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Asserts that property taxes in Texas are imposed by local governments, not the state.
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