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In Texas House, property tax proposals range from minor tweaks to abolishment

After a proposal to give a property tax exemption to Purple Heart recipients hit a snag on the House floor Monday, a committee considered a more radical idea: eliminating school district property taxes altogether.

By BRANDON FORMBY, KIRBY WILSON and ALIYYA SWABY, The Texas Tribune
Posted 8/3/17

Last week, amid a flurry of votes on more than a dozen other issues, the Texas Senate passed its main measure addressing Gov. Greg Abbott's call to reform the laws related to property taxes.

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