Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – After quick house passage of Governor Greg Abbott‘s special legislative session priorities Tuesday the Texas House adjourned.
To the ire of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Abbott tweeted support of the House passed version of property tax relief that would use $12.3 billion in state funds to reduce school property taxes. Abbott’s statement read, in part, “The Texas House is the only chamber that passed a property tax cut bill that is germane to the special session that I called to provide Texans with property tax relief.”
Patrick retweeted Gov. Abbott’s statement with a response, saying in part, “[Abbott] seems misinformed about the roles of the executive and legislative branches of government. While the Governor has the sole authority to call the Legislature into Session, the Legislature writes the bills – the courts have been crystal clear on this.”
Patrick who has for months touted a proposal to expand the homestead exemption as a form of property tax relief, added, “Governor Abbott has finally shown his cards. He chooses to give homeowners 50% less of a tax cut, nearly $700 a year, to give corporations more. This is not what homeowners expected when they voted for him.“
Meantime, before adjourning the Texas House also addressed Abbott’s border priority by increasing the penalties for convicted smugglers and stash house operators to a minimum of 10 years.
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