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Last Updated on Monday, 12 January 2009 11:26 Written by rslcpol Monday, 12 January 2009 11:26
From the Dallas Morning News:
Homeowners struggling to pay their property taxes and insurance bills – two of their biggest expenses – are looking to the Texas Legislature for relief.
Lawmakers were reluctant to tackle such issues as runaway property appraisals and hefty insurance costs two years ago.
But there may be some breakthroughs when they meet this year. For example, one Senate proposal would give cities and counties the right to levy up to a half-cent increase in the sales tax and use the revenue to reduce property taxes.
This entry was posted on Monday, January 12th, 2009 at 11:26 am and is filed under State Legislature News.
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