Yes, I am being repetitive because it is important: We do not yet have meaningful property tax reform done in Austin and it is time to ramp-up your phone calls to members’ district and capitol offices telling them to get such passed.
When you call and email, tell them you want the tax increase ratification election trigger moved back to 2.5%, where it started, as opposed to the 3.5% to which it got moved. Tell all of your region’s reps and senators that you want all major taxing entities included and that means school districts, cities, counties, and special purpose districts.
Legislators are under tremendous pressure to not pass tax reform in a pro-taxpayer form. Now is the time you need to ramp-up pressure more than ever as there are very few days left. It’s easy to find their numbers, just visit: capitol.texas.gov.
The fat-cat lobby groups, often paid for with your tax money, representing those who raise taxes and spend your money, are working around the clock to muddle the legislation so much that it will die before the session ends in a week. They claim to want local control but then are dead set against the ultimate in local control – you having a say on big tax increase.
Ultimately most elected officials care more about voter opinions than those of other politicians but without a tidal wave of your opinion coming in, taxpayer arguments are drowned out by the never ending flow of lobbying pressure from local governments.
If you have not called and emailed your legislators, do so now. If you’ve already done so, do so again – today. It’s easy to find their numbers, just visit: capitol.texas.gov.
ALERT: Call & email Texas legislators NOW for property tax reform
When you call and email, tell them you want the tax increase ratification election trigger moved back to 2.5%, where it started, as opposed to the 3.5% to which it got moved. Tell all of your region’s reps and senators that you want all major taxing entities included and that means school districts, cities, counties, and special purpose districts.
The fat-cat lobby groups, often paid for with your tax money, representing those who raise taxes and spend your money, are working around the clock to muddle the legislation so much that it will die before the session ends in a week. They claim to want local control but then are dead set against the ultimate in local control – you having a say on big tax increase.
Ultimately most elected officials care more about voter opinions than those of other politicians but without a tidal wave of your opinion coming in, taxpayer arguments are drowned out by the never ending flow of lobbying pressure from local governments.
If you have not called and emailed your legislators, do so now. If you’ve already done so, do so again – today. It’s easy to find their numbers, just visit: capitol.texas.gov.
SEE: Can House mandarins get back to simple tax reform & school finance before time runs out?