Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on The Chad Hasty Show talking about the latest from the Texas legislature, including education and teacher pay, property tax reform, and other bills yet to be filed.
"The rate is only accelerating. People in central cities may see 20-25% increase in their appraisal, but even if you kept the same rate then property taxes would still be skyrocketing. So it could be a solution or a part of a solution, but no one is going to see their property taxes go down," Kronberg said.
Scott Braddock on The Chad Hasty Show talking about possible pay raises for Texas teachers, the illegal voter purge controversy in the state, Democratic candidates for President of the U.S., and more.
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dennis Bonnen on The Chad Hasty Show from Austin discussing the 86th Texas Legislature, property tax reform, the Texas Tech veterinary school, and more.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick on The Chad Hasty Show in Austin discuss progress in the 86th Texas Legislature including budget, the Texas Tech veterinary school, and more. (February 28, 2019)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on The Chad Hasty Show discussing the 86th Texas Legislature, school financing, incorrect information in illegal voter removal, and much more.
"As we talked about here on the show, it seems like things got bottled up in the Senate pretty quick when the lieutenant governor had his blow up with one of the former chairman, Senator Kel Seliger, and as they have changed the bill in the Senate, the support for the legislation has gone down in the Senate, and so, it seems to be stuck there," Braddock said.