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Kelly Hancock: “The percentage that you see the state investing on…”

Featuring: Kelly Hancock, Republican | State Senator, Texas, District 9

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Senator Kelly Hancock Discusses Property Tax Reduction and Education Funding in Texas

Published | Video Starts at 01:58

So I didn't want us to get away, was purely talking about what we're doing for homeowners and property taxes. Because what's happening is The percentage that you see the state investing on education, as that local investment drops, the state's investment has increased significantly each and every time we buy down property taxes. And so as a 13 year school board member and everyone in here understands we don't want to just take those monies out of education, we're going to replace them and fully fund that gap with state dollars. (01:58–02:11)

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Asserts that state investment in education increases significantly as local investment drops due to property tax reductions.

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