Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Has a Sweeping Plan to Abolish School Property Taxes. Would It Work?

Will Abbott's plan to end property taxes for schools work?

The governor must first win over lawmakers who have rejected similar proposals. The state may have to backfill more than $17 billion for school funding alone.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has a sweeping plan to abolish school property taxes. Would it work?

The governor must first win over lawmakers who have rejected similar proposals. The state may have to backfill more than $17 billion for school funding alone.

Op-Ed: Abbott’s Tax Plan Promises Relief — But Puts Rural Texas on the Chopping Block

By Suzanne Bellsnyder, Texas Rural Reporter Last month, Governor Greg Abbott unveiled what he calls a “bold” plan: eliminate school district property taxes on homesteads and replace roughly $35 to $39 billion in local school funding with the state’s current budget surplus and other state revenues. And he’s been on the campaign stump telling Texans how it’s going to work. For homeowners, especially in rural counties where property valuations have…

COLUMN: Abbott’s Tax Plan Promises Relief — But Puts Rural Texas on the Chopping Block

Last month, Governor Greg Abbott unveiled what he calls a “bold” plan: eliminate school district property taxes on homesteads and replace roughly $35 to $39 billion in local school funding with the state’s current budget surplus and other state revenues.…