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Royce West: “Cities, municipalities, counties, they don't want us…”

Featuring: Royce West, Democratic | Texas State Senate, District 23

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Senator Kelly Hancock on Inside Texas Politics, WFAA: What to expect in the 2019 legislative session

Published | Video Starts at 02:48

The question is whether the state is willing to put more general revenue state funding into our school systems to buy down, if you will, those property tax rates. I also believe that when we begin to look at the 2.5% issue, Cities, municipalities, counties, they don't want us involved in [the 2.5% issue]. that. They want to keep it as a local issue. Here's the question. Most of us understand, appreciate our first responders. (02:48–02:53)

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Asserts that local governments prefer to handle the 2.5% property tax cap issue themselves.

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