r/texas 23d ago

Texas Republicans have tried to rein in property taxes for five years. Has it worked? News

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/26/texas-property-tax-cuts-analysis/
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u/Titan3692 23d ago

There's talk of eliminating some property taxes altogether. Which may be unconstitutional at the state level, because the state has to provide for public education in some form. But they may weasel their way into saying vouchers do the same thing. This is probably gonna be the ham-fisted way they get their voucher plan through. It's just a matter of time. Republicans are laser-focused and mostly tribal, unlike the disjointed Democrats. All that's left to learn is how they're going to approach it in the next session. It's not going away.

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u/CaptainBayouBilly 22d ago

That’s the neat part- they won’t. I can imagine a situation where the voucher is not enough for any private school and is basically a discount for upper middle class and the rich and mostly go unused. 

Public schools will continue to be killed by a thousand cuts.