And obviously, the idea of raising property taxes in this political environment with the economy and its status, and that's a non starter. Austin tried to go for a property tax. My good friend I served in the Senate with, he wanted a 20% property tax increase three months ago, and it went down 63%. That is a major setback. If they ever attempt again. My job is to build confidence in city government, and we're being successful. People know we're honest. We're holding people accountable. (10:56–11:07)
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Asserts that a proposed 20% property tax increase in Austin was rejected by 63%.
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