STATE NEWS
Analysis: Tax breaks and big red fire trucks
Rising property taxes are a legitimate political issue, driven by what elected officials and aspiring officeholders hear from their angry constituents. Local governments are on the other side of this, however, hearing from those same voters about deficiencies in schools and roads, crime protection and whatnot.
By ROSS RAMSEY, The Texas Tribune
Posted 2/6/18
The dispute between the state of Texas and local governments isn’t always about money, but that’s where the real fighting takes place. Reduced to its essence, the state is arguing …
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