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Nate Schatzline: “We have a $24 billion surplus.”

Featuring: Nate Schatzline, Republican | Texas House of Representatives, District 93

Christian Collins Show Interview With Texas State Representative Nate Shatzline

Published February 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 38:38

It is not a popular thing to say in this building, but the number being thrown around right now is between 6 and $10 billion in property tax relief. I'm going to tell you something. We have a $24 billion surplus. It is insulting that we would only spend 6 to 10 billion dollars giving money back to the taxpayer. (38:38–38:42)

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Asserts that Texas has a $24 billion budget surplus.

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