Senate passes tax bill as second special session begins

Senate passes tax bill as second special session begins
Senate passes tax bill as second special session begins

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The Texas Senate on the first day of the Legislature’s second special session unanimously passed a tax bill last Wednesday that increases the homestead exemption and includes a pay hike for teachers, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The first special session ended with the Senate and House unable to agree on how to provide property tax relief.

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