The current state budget relies on a 14% increase in property appraisals to adequately fund schools.
..but it's not just school taxes the Legislature has pushed down to property taxpayers. Find out what else homeowners are on the hook for. ☟
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These unfunded and underfunded mandates approved by state officials are driving billions of dollars in county spending every year. The practice of spending local property taxes via unfunded mandates lacks transparency and accountability. #txlege
In FY '16, the state funded $31.6 million of total statewide indigent defense costs. Counties contributed $216.1 million--87% of the costs https://t.co/vj9Y7mmlOD