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Texas would need about $81.5 billion a year to end property taxes, officials say

Texas Republicans have been trying to reduce the state’s high property taxes for years, but some acknowledge eliminating them would be too expensive.

An Aerial image of a suburban neighborhood in San Marcos on October 18, 2021.

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