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Turner proposing raising property taxes 8.9% temporarily

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Texaggie7nine
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Mayor Sylvester Turner on Friday said he would withdraw a proposed property tax rate hike after Gov. Greg Abbott handed him a check for $50 million to help fund the city's recovery from Hurricane Harvey.
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CDUB98
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Abbott called his bluff.

Though, we still lose.
Ducks4brkfast
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CDUB98 said:

Abbott called his bluff.

What do you mean?
88jrt06
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CDUB98 said:

Abbott called his bluff.

Though, we still lose.

"We"? No.
WTF.
CDUB98
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The taxpayers.

No matter if it is from the city or the state, "we" pay for it.
94chem
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Great. I can get my trashed, flooded home repaired, just in time for it to be appraised at full value, and pay the complete year's raised taxes for 2017 and 2018.
HeightsAg
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CDUB98 said:

The taxpayers.

No matter if it is from the city or the state, "we" pay for it.
Well, in this case - taxpayers in El Paso are chipping in so "we" pay much less. How do you feel about that?
Ducks4brkfast
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Well if there's anything I think tax money should be spent on, natural disasters the like we've never seen would prolly be one of them.
The Original AG 76
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CDUB98 said:

Abbott called his bluff.

Though, we still lose.


Yep.... "we" are still stuck with Sly..
88jrt06
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CDUB98 said:

The taxpayers.

No matter if it is from the city or the state, "we" pay for it.

Yeah, from Houston here, **** "the state". "We" my arse. And yeah, genius, someone WILL have to cough up. Watch: Austin will crater....UPDATE: They did.
Al Bula
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88jrt06 said:

CDUB98 said:

The taxpayers.

No matter if it is from the city or the state, "we" pay for it.

Yeah, from Houston here, **** "the state". Whiney *****es Houston's been underwriting for a century. Cough up or **** off, Austin. "We" my ass. And yeah, genius, someone WILL have to cough up. Poor baby. Watch: Austin will crater....UPDATE: They did.
off your meds again I see.
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I want to party with him. I prolly live within a couple miles.
88jrt06
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RPM said:

88jrt06 said:

CDUB98 said:

The taxpayers.

No matter if it is from the city or the state, "we" pay for it.

Yeah, from Houston here, **** "the state". Whiney *****es Houston's been underwriting for a century. Cough up or **** off, Austin. "We" my ass. And yeah, genius, someone WILL have to cough up. Poor baby. Watch: Austin will crater....UPDATE: They did.
off your meds again I see.

Nope, use no meds except tequila and live Aggie football.
Two powerful forces.
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http://www.khou.com/news/local/houston-city-council-lowers-property-tax-rate-rejects-mayors-plan/484382600

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Council voted 15-2, with Mayor Turner and Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Cohen voting no, to lower the city's property tax rate from $0.586420 to $0.584210 per $100 valuation.
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26.2 said:

http://www.khou.com/news/local/houston-city-council-lowers-property-tax-rate-rejects-mayors-plan/484382600

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Council voted 15-2, with Mayor Turner and Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Cohen voting no, to lower the city's property tax rate from $0.586420 to $0.584210 per $100 valuation.





 
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