Abbott hopes to cut taxes by limiting local spending

The Legislature reduced homeowners’ property taxes by $3.5 billion in the last regular session. Now the governor wants to further reduce taxes by capping how much cities and counties can hike spending, The Dallas Morning News reported.Abbott wants to do that by tying local spending increases to population growth and inflation, which would be similar to existing limits on state spending...

Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here to purchase a subscription.