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Gov. Greg Abbott declares property‑tax relief and education pay as emergency items, pushes water, cyber and border measures
Summary
In his State of the State from Austin, Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Legislature for $10 billion in property tax cuts and declared emergency items on teacher pay, school safety, water infrastructure and career training while renewing calls for border operations and new cybersecurity and public‑safety measures.
Governor Greg Abbott used his State of the State address in Austin to lay out a broad legislative agenda and declare multiple emergency items, urging the Texas Legislature to act this session on property taxes, education, water and public safety.
"I want at least $10,000,000,000 more in property tax cuts for our fellow Texans," Abbott said, and described measures to close local loopholes he said allowed some jurisdictions to raise property taxes without sufficient voter approval. "No taxing entity should be able to raise your property taxes without a two‑thirds approval of voters," he said, and announced he was making property tax relief an emergency item that must pass this session.
Education and school safety featured prominently.…
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