Dan Patrick

Lieutenant Governor of Texas

President of the Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Contact:
512-463-0715

Lt. Governor Patrick Statement on the

Property Tax Reform & Relief Act of 2017 Bill Filing
AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the pre-filing of Senate
Bill 2 (SB2 - the Property Tax Reform & Relief Act of 2017) by Chairman Paul Bettencourt,
Select Senate Committee on Property Tax Reform & Relief, and Senators Brandon
Creighton, Kelly Hancock and Van Taylor:
"Texans pay the sixth-highest property tax in the nation and Texans have told us loud and
clear that common-sense property tax reform legislation is long overdue. Property taxes
are driving people out of their homes and hampering business expansion and growth. It's
time for this to stop.
"I strongly support SB 2 and commend Chairman Bettencourt for filing this important bill
and for his leadership and that of the Select Committee on this issue."
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