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Local government would lose, taxpayers keep $900 million as Texas property tax cap bill advances
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Dallas Morning News
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Allen, R.
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02/12/2019
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1 TX bill
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Bettencourt, Paul; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Municipal budgets; Property taxes; Tax and expenditure limits
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Texan of the Year: Joe Straus took a principled stand to protect Texas
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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12/31/2017
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Awards; Cook, Byron; Economic impact; LGBTQ persons; Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives; Straus, Joe, III
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Why jurisdictions are a bigger taxing problem than schools
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Austin American Statesman
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Quintero, J.
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08/02/2017
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Property taxes; Tax rollback elections
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Meddling from Austin
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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07/03/2017
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Property taxes; Tax and expenditure limits; Villalba, Jason
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House Speaker Joe Straus not falling in line with Abbott, Patrick
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San Antonio Express News
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Fikac, P.
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06/25/2017
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Anchía, Rafael; Bernal, Diego; Nirenberg, Ron; Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives; Special sessions; Stickland, Jonathan; Straus, Joe, III; Zerwas, John
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Out from Capitol shadows, Gov. Abbott looms large with special session
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Austin American Statesman
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Tilove, J.
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06/11/2017
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Patrick, Dan; Special sessions; Straus, Joe, III
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Patrick’s moves about GOP politics, 2018
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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05/30/2017
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1 TX bill
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Abbott, Greg; Gubernatorial candidates; Patrick, Dan; Religious conservatives (Politics)
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Abbott won’t say yet whether he’ll call a special session for stormy Texas Legislature
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San Antonio Express News
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Fikac, P.
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05/30/2017
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1 TX bill
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Abbott, Greg; Campbell, Donna; Geren, Charlie; Larson, Lyle; Menéndez, José; Municipal annexation; Rodriguez, Justin; Special session potential topics
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Will Straus become Texas’ longest-serving House speaker?
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Formby, B.
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05/29/2017
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1 TX bill
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Conservatives (Politics); Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives; Straus, Joe, III
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House, Senate point fingers at each other over special-session possibility
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San Antonio Express News
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Fikac, P.
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05/29/2017
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1 TX bill
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Gonzales, Larry; LGBTQ persons; Medical Board, Texas; Property taxes; Special session potential topics; Sunset review process; Taylor, Van
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In Austin, fights and loathing
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Dallas Morning News
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Grissom, B.
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05/28/2017
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1 TX bill
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Abbott, Greg; Huberty, Dan; Hughes, Bryan; LGBTQ persons; Patrick, Dan; Straus, Joe, III; Taylor, Van
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Property tax overhaul bill dies, signaling possible special session
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Dallas Morning News
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McSwane, J.
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05/28/2017
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1 TX bill
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Bettencourt, Paul; Bonnen, Dennis; Creighton, Brandon; Property taxes; Tax rollback elections
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Impasse broken as Texas lawmakers approve budget
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Tinsley, A.
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05/28/2017
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1 TX bill
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Hancock, Kelly; Simmons, Ron; State budgets; Turner, Chris; Zerwas, John
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Legislature appears at brink of a special session
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Houston Chronicle
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Ward, M.
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05/28/2017
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1 TX bill
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Abbott, Greg; Bettencourt, Paul; Dutton, Harold, Jr.; Giddings, Helen; LGBTQ persons; Nelson, Jane; Patrick, Dan; Special session potential topics; Straus, Joe, III; Thierry, Shawn; Turner, Chris; Walle, Armando; Zerwas, John
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Patrick, Straus legislative battle highlights GOP war
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San Antonio Express News
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Fikac, P.
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05/28/2017
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1 TX bill
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Abbott, Greg; Huberty, Dan; LGBTQ persons; Patrick, Dan; Republicans; School finance; Stickland, Jonathan; Straus, Joe, III; Tea Party movement; Texas Freedom Caucus; Turner, Chris; Villalba, Jason
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Will Gov. Abbott call a special session over bathroom bill and taxes?
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Austin American Statesman
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Chang, J.
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05/26/2017
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1 TX bill
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LGBTQ persons; Property taxes; Special session potential topics; Tax and expenditure limits
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Texas House leaders blocking your right to know
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Waco Tribune Herald
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Editorial
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05/23/2017
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Birdwell, Brian; Elkins, Gary; Privatization; Public information; State government contracts; Watson, Kirk
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Negotiators reach tentative deal on 2-year stage budget
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Corpus Christi Caller Times
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Moritz, J.
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05/22/2017
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1 TX bill
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Nelson, Jane; Patrick, Dan; State budgets; Straus, Joe, III; Sunset review process; Zerwas, John
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Texas Legislature revives transgender ‘bathroom bill’ for public schools
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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05/22/2017
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; LGBTQ persons; Paddie, Chris; Patrick, Dan; Sanctuary cities; School districts; School safety
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Budget deal doesn’t end debate
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Houston Chronicle
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Ward, M.
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05/22/2017
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Bettencourt, Paul; Early childhood education; Economic development incentives; Patrick, Dan; State budgets; Zerwas, John
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Texas House votes for school bathroom proposal affecting transgender kids
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San Antonio Express News
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Fikac, P.
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05/22/2017
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Anchía, Rafael; Bettencourt, Paul; Bonnen, Dennis; Davis, Sarah; Israel, Celia; LGBTQ persons; Moody, Joe; Paddie, Chris; Property taxes; School districts; School safety; Straus, Joe, III; Villalba, Jason
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Resolution to legislative standoff emerging as session end nears
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Austin American Statesman
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Walsh, S.
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05/21/2017
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1 TX bill
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Bonnen, Dennis; LGBTQ persons; Patrick, Dan; Price, Walter 'Four', IV; Shaheen, Matt; Stickland, Jonathan; Sunset review process; Tax rollback elections
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House meets Patrick halfway on property tax relief
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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05/21/2017
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1 TX bill
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Bonnen, Dennis; LGBTQ persons; Nelson, Jane; Price, Walter 'Four', IV; Property taxes; Shaheen, Matt; Stickland, Jonathan; Sunset review process; Tax and expenditure limits
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Texas House backs property tax changes, but will it satisfy Patrick?
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Formby, B.
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05/21/2017
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1 TX bill
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Bonnen, Dennis; Property taxes; Stickland, Jonathan; Tax rollback elections
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House passes flurry of bills
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Houston Chronicle
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Ward, M.
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05/21/2017
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1 TX bill
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Bonnen, Dennis; Property taxes; Stickland, Jonathan; Tax rollback elections
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Lege moving more smoothly; House advances property tax bill and budget writers reach consensus
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San Antonio Express News
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Fikac, P.
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05/21/2017
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Bonnen, Dennis; LGBTQ persons; Patrick, Dan; State budgets; Tax rollback elections
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The first step in fixing Texas’ ridiculous property tax laws is here
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Dallas Morning News
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Lieber, D.
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02/12/2017
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1 TX bill
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Appraisal districts; Appraisal review boards; Bettencourt, Paul; Nelson, Jane; Property taxes; Tax and expenditure limits
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Texans are ‘crushed by property taxes’
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Tinsley, A.
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02/01/2017
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Appraisal review boards; Bettencourt, Paul; Hancock, Kelly; Nelson, Jane; Property taxes; Tax appraisals
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