Your local entities are finalizing their property tax rates for the year. Everyone promises they’ll lower property taxes and yet homeowners don’t feel relief – why? A few facts:
If leaders in Austin followed the Texas Constitution (Art. VII, Sec. 1) & properly funded the “support & maintenance of an efficient system of public schools” your prop tax bills would be cut in half.
But that’s not the only place the State is shortchanging property taxpayers. In August alone, #TarrantCounty paid approx. $2.3 million to cover the costs of housing inmates that belong to the state system. Folks, that’s $28 million annually.
These are just a few examples of state mandated property tax increases. Translation: The State not paying for their responsibilities means your property taxes are covering the cost.
Even then, Tarrant County’s property tax per capita is among the lowest of Texas counties: 248th out of 254. Here in #TarrantCounty we work really hard to be efficient with your tax dollars while also performing our responsibilities. The State should do the same.
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