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Greg Abbott: “This last thing alone would cut your property tax bill by…”

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Governor Abbott Delivers Address at Take Back Harris County Gala

Published | Video Starts at 28:48

And you have to fight that battle every single year. Your home should be appraised for taxation purposes only once every five years as opposed to every single year. And then this, this last Thing, This last thing alone would cut your property tax bill by more than half. Most of your property tax bill goes to paying those school districts. Well, listen, paying school districts is not your responsibility. That's the state's responsibility. (28:48–28:55)

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Claims that proposed changes to property tax appraisal would reduce property tax bills by over 50%.

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