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summer_in_TX

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3. Last November Texans voted for a constitutional amendment to exempt a much greater portion of senior citizens'

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:59 AM

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property from taxes. Now the Lt. Governor, Dan Patrick, is advocating for doing the same for other age groups of Texans. Anytime they propose to amend the Texas constitution by lowering taxes, it always passes overwhelmingly. People don't make the connection to the increasingly dire financial condition of our public schools. Of course Texas places a heavy burden on property taxes because we don't pay a state income tax.

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I'm so sorry for America. Nobody deserves this. applegrove Thursday #1

Not investing in educational institutions for years is no wonder they're so far under water. Teachers, students, Deuxcents Thursday #2

Last November Texans voted for a constitutional amendment to exempt a much greater portion of senior citizens' summer_in_TX Thursday #3

Florida doesn't collect state taxes, either. I don't understand how they think they can run a state's economy Deuxcents Thursday #4

I am a teacher in Texas with 32 years experience- just laid off. callous taoboy Thursday #5