Governor proposes plan to cap local property taxes

AUSTIN (KXAN) – On a day when a winter storm kept many Texans home from work, Governor Greg Abbott unveiled a plan that he says will slow the pace of property tax increases. On Tuesday, the Governor came to Houston to announce his proposal to cap those taxes.
“Enough is enough,” Governor Abbott said at the news conference. He said that local property taxes in Texas rose 195 percent since 1997, forcing some Texans out of their homes. “Texans are fed up with property taxes