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. That's about exempting. Maybe like your front porch or something like that. For some of you, not even that much. (20:14–20:25)
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Claims the initial homestead exemption was $15,000 when Abbott became governor.
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