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35% INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES??? (CANTON) Property taxes are part of a necessary evil used to fund things like services provided by the City, County, even the state of Texas. Imagine if you will, you open your tax bill and you find an increase of ten to fifteen percent increase over last year’s assessment. What would
you do? Now suppose your statement went up by almost forty percent? You would think a visit to the county to protest the thirty five percent increase in taxes. Well, that is exactly what is happening, not only in Van Zandt Wood and Rains counties but also all across the Lone Star State that is exactly what
is happening. Homeowners expect a little increase now and then but when hit by a thirty five percent increase they begin to sweat under the collar. In a good economy, a slight increase in taxes is, of course, to be expected, but after the recent bout with the novel coronavirus, there is no way the average homeowner can stand the brunt of that economic sting.
That’s where state representative Dan Flynn comes in, According to a recent press release shared by Flynn’s office,” Reforming the property tax system has been one of my top priorities since I joined the Texas House. As a fighter for taxpayers and fiscal restraint, I want you to pay fewer taxes and ensure more of your money stays in your
pocket. That is why I am proud to have co-authored House Bill 3 this past legislative session, which gave the rural school districts in District 2 the ability to earn and keep more money from local property taxes, provided added programs and resources for underserved students, and included over $5 billion in property tax relief to hard-working Texas families! I was a leader
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in helping pass Senate Bill 2, which requires cities and counties to go to the people for a vote before they can increase their revenue by more than 3.5 percent plus any new local growth. Before Senate Bill 2, every homeowner was at the mercy of their rising appraisals. Now the power is in the taxpayers’ hands. Additionally, I submitted an amendment to the budget legislation that would have frozen appraisals and will be submitting that same legislation next session. Texans don’t need to pay off their house and rent it from the government.” Flynn went on to say, “As you know, property tax values are appraised at the county level, but I've asked the Governor to freeze 2020 property
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