Katie Naranjo, chair of the Travis County Democratic Party, and Matt Mackowiak, chair of the Travis County GOP, discussed the upcoming Texas legislative session.
The 88th Texas legislative session begins tomorrow. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says his biggest priority will be lowering Texas property taxes. Matt, what is the single biggest issue Texas lawmakers need to tackle when the session begins? Is it property taxes? Yeah, I think it is. I mean, I think there's probably broad agreement on that. Property taxes have been out of control for a long time. It's a complicated issue as a lot of reasons for it.
How we spend our budget. Having a budget, that's a moral document that actually supports Texans and creates a strong economy. We have an economy that's great for companies, but not great for teachers, for health care workers, first responders, folks who are in the service industry, which is the vast majority of jobs in Texas. And so while that's right, you know, property tax relief is going to be important.
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