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El Paso Commissioners oppose House Bill 9, direct staff to lobby against property-tax exemption bill
Summary
After a lengthy briefing on state legislation, the Commissioners Court voted to oppose HB 9 — a proposed exemption for business tangible personal property — and directed staff to send letters and drop committee cards opposing the bill and other items the court judged harmful to county revenue.
El Paso County Commissioners on Monday instructed staff to oppose House Bill 9, a proposed exemption for some tangible personal property used to produce income, and to notify the county’s state delegation and relevant House committee members of the court’s opposition.
Governmental Affairs Manager Elisa Tamayo briefed the court on the legislative session and said “the deadline to file bills is this Friday, March 14,” then summarized the bills county staff were tracking. Tamayo and county staff described HB 9 as a proposal that would exempt specified tangible personal property from ad valorem…
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