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Greg Abbott: “We passed an increase your homestead exemption. It's like…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Let me tell you what we did last session and what we need to do next session. Last session, We passed an increase your homestead exemption. It's like the third or fourth time we've done that since I've been governor. When I first became governor, there was a homestead exemption, which was the amount of the value of your home that was exempt from school district property taxes of $15,000. (20:07–20:14)

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Asserts that homestead exemptions have been increased multiple times during Abbott's tenure.

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