The Texas Legislature's 2023 Property Tax Plan: Here's What You Need To Know

El Paso Times, El Paso Times
Fri, 07/14/2023 - 10:45am

The heart of the plan that legislative leaders have agreed to puts more of homeowners' property values outside the reach of the tax collectors.

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