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Greg Abbott: “The state should be fully responsible for funding education…”

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Governor Greg Abbott joins Galveston County Commissioners to discuss property tax proposal

Published | Video Starts at 06:13

And it addresses the largest part of your property tax bill, which are your school district property taxes. The time has come when the state stopped using your homestead to pay for public education. Instead, The state should be fully responsible for funding education in the state of Texas as opposed to your homestead. When we get that passed, you will forever be able to stay in your home, not be taxed out of your home. (06:13–06:22)

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Proposes that the state government should fully fund education instead of relying on property taxes from homesteads.

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