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Greg Abbott: “The state of Texas does not impose a property tax.”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Governor Abbott: Texas Taxpayer Empowerment Event in Temple

Published | Video Starts at 04:19

But listen, so that's a good start, but that will all be eroded by your local property taxes if we don't implement the five solutions I bring to you today. First, we got to understand something that not everybody does understand. The state of Texas does not impose a property tax. It's not like we can go past the law, say we're going to cut this tax because we as a state impose one. All property taxes are imposed at the local level. (04:19–04:24)

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Asserts that property taxes are not imposed by the state government but by local jurisdictions.

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