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Greg Abbott: “Use [the surplus] to further buy down those property tax…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Inside Texas Politics_ Governor Greg Abbott with WFAA

Published | Video Starts at 04:36

Then on top of that, what I'm talking about with my property tax reduction, by using at least $13.5 billion that have been generated because of our economic success in the state next year. Surplus. Yeah, surplus. So Use [the surplus] to further buy down those property tax rates. Do you see it ever getting back to parity where the state contributes half and local property owners contribute the other half because it's been out of whack for a while. (04:36–04:41)

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Asserts that the surplus will be used to reduce property tax rates in Texas.

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