Governor Abbott's
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Property Tax Relief

HB 8

Caption Text: Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.

House Committee: Ways & Means

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HB 9

Caption Text: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

House Committee: Ways & Means

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HJR 1

Caption Text: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

House Committee: Ways & Means

Bill Text

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School Choice

HB 3

Caption Text: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

House Committee: Public Education

Teacher Pay Raises

HB 2

Caption Text: Relating to public education and public school finance.

House Committee: Public Education

Expand Career Training

HB 120

Caption Text: Relating to career and technology education programs in public schools, the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, and a high school advising program, including funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

House Committee: Public Education

Water Infrastructure Investment

SB 7

Caption Text: relating to the oversight and financing of certain water
infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water
Development Board.

Senate Committee: Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Bail Reform

SJR 5

Caption Text: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.

House Committee: Criminal Justice