STATE LEGISLATURE

How would lawmakers' plan to hike sales taxes and drop property taxes affect Texans?

The so-called tax swap wouldn't make a big difference in average Texans' tax bills, according to a new analysis. But it would shift the tax burden from higher-income households to the less well off.

By EDGAR WALTERS and DARLA CAMERON, The Texas Tribune
Posted 5/7/19

Texas lawmakers are expected to debate a plan this week that would raise the taxes consumers pay when they go shopping in order to lower the taxes homeowners and business owners pay on their …

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