Jan 31, 2017 ... I'm honored to join you today as we build an even broader path to prosperity for  all Texans. I'm especially proud to have by my side the fabulous First Lady of  Texas, Cecilia Abbott. From her deep faith and steady grace I've drawn strength  during our 35 years of marriage. Also by my side are two strong ...
Jul 18, 2017 ... Fixing public school finance and lowering public school property taxes would  require a huge infusion of state money, and that would require some sort of ... In a  Community Impact report, Friendswood superintendent Trish Hanks said, “We  made some drastic cuts when the Legislature cut [funding] in 2011.
Sep 14, 2017 ... Real GDP increased in 43 states in the first quarter of 2017, but only Texas grew  to within a hair's breadth of 4 percent. ... well and has been working  collaboratively to ensure that while we maintain protections of the environment  we can also expand the oil and gas industry in Texas and across the country.
Feb 15, 2017 ... And the rules are a complex school-funding formula that has put a greater burden  on property-tax payers to pay for the state's public schools while ... For years, one  of the basic unwritten rules of public school finance in Texas has been that  Houston and Dallas are exempt from having the state take some of ...
With one in 11 children in the United States calling Texas home, our state has a  big role to play in the future of America. ... Over the last two decades, if state and  local taxes had merely been held constant as a share of growing total personal  income, the Legislature would have had tens of billions of additional dollars to ...
We cut property taxes by one-third in the state of Texas while I’ve been governor.