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Dallas County officials hear testimony urging permanent childcare property-tax exemption
Summary
County commissioners heard providers and State Sen. West back making the Prop 2 childcare property-tax exemption permanent, saying it stabilizes small community-based centers and helps parents remain in the workforce. Staff said 253 programs used the exemption and will provide district-level impact data.
Commissioners of the Dallas County Commissioners Court heard more than an hour of testimony on a constitutional amendment known locally as Prop 2 that exempts qualifying childcare centers from certain property taxes and, if made permanent locally, would continue that relief beyond the amendments implementation.
Melanie Rubin, director of the North Texas Early Education Alliance, told the court the exemption is “not just a tax exemption. It is a stabilizing force” that helps…
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