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Governor says property tax relief will take awhile
When Gov. Abbott called lawmakers back to Austin, he wanted them to pass a bill on property tax relief. On Friday, the governor acknowledged that an agreement may be tough to come by.
The Texas Senate will be back at work Tuesday but it’s not clear if members will pass one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priorities in this special session.
The Texas House passed its version of a property tax relief bill last week.
Senators refused to take it up because it does not have the homestead exemption increase that Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants.
Abbott has hinted he will keep calling special sessions until some version of the bill is passed.
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"I will never relent. I will never give up. We will have a special session coming up after we get property tax reform fixed, where we will dive into and work on and pass school choice in the state of Texas," Abbot said on Friday.
He admitted that an agreement may be tough to come by.
Special Session: Texas House adjourns after passing property tax bill
The Texas House adjourned after quickly passing a property tax bill. That essentially means the Texas Senate – led by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick – must accept the bill as-is, or Gov. Greg Abbott will have to call another special session.
"Property taxes is so important. We will get it taken care of before we go onto other issues to make sure we address everything. But we may be here a while," Abbott said.
The governor has endorsed the House version of the bill.