Last month, Governor Greg Abbott unveiled what he calls a “bold” plan: eliminate school district property taxes on homesteads and replace roughly $35 to $39 billion in local school funding with the state’s current budget surplus and other state revenues.
Once again, Governor Abbott and the Texas Legislature are compromising our public education system under the false banner of “tax relief.” Let’s be clear, this isn’t about helping everyday Texans. It’s about defunding public schools, weakening teachers' unions, and shifting public money into private hands through vouchers and underfunded mandates.
They’re selling short-term savings while mortgaging our children’s futures. True tax relief doesn’t come at the cost of our classrooms. Texans deserve a fully funded, equitable public education system, not political shell games that gut our schools and leave students behind.
We see what they are doing. And we're not buying it. I just hope enough Texans see through this charade and vote these crooks out before even more damage is done.
There is an obvious problem with using state surplus funds which ebb and flow to keep school districts funded. My next question is what are "other state revenues"? Is that some sort of DOGE where vital services are labelled "fraud and waste" and the citizens, including rural citizens, have realize even less state contributions to the general welfare?
Tax reform and budget cutting has been driven into the ground. They are now just pleasant-sounding generalities whose vagueness will cover a multitude of sins. At some point, we must realize the only reason for government is to serve the people's health, safety and welfare. Kill government services and all that is left is a bunch of fat cats taking our tax dollars and giving us no services for our health, safety and welfare.
I don't think there is anything fiscally sound about the Gov's plan; I think it's just a marketing statement to get re-elected. Even conservative economists are sounding the alarm on this.
Once again, Governor Abbott and the Texas Legislature are compromising our public education system under the false banner of “tax relief.” Let’s be clear, this isn’t about helping everyday Texans. It’s about defunding public schools, weakening teachers' unions, and shifting public money into private hands through vouchers and underfunded mandates.
They’re selling short-term savings while mortgaging our children’s futures. True tax relief doesn’t come at the cost of our classrooms. Texans deserve a fully funded, equitable public education system, not political shell games that gut our schools and leave students behind.
We see what they are doing. And we're not buying it. I just hope enough Texans see through this charade and vote these crooks out before even more damage is done.
There is an obvious problem with using state surplus funds which ebb and flow to keep school districts funded. My next question is what are "other state revenues"? Is that some sort of DOGE where vital services are labelled "fraud and waste" and the citizens, including rural citizens, have realize even less state contributions to the general welfare?
Tax reform and budget cutting has been driven into the ground. They are now just pleasant-sounding generalities whose vagueness will cover a multitude of sins. At some point, we must realize the only reason for government is to serve the people's health, safety and welfare. Kill government services and all that is left is a bunch of fat cats taking our tax dollars and giving us no services for our health, safety and welfare.
I don't think there is anything fiscally sound about the Gov's plan; I think it's just a marketing statement to get re-elected. Even conservative economists are sounding the alarm on this.