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Texas Property Tax Cuts Leave Most Older Homeowners Paying No School Taxes, Raising Questions of Fairness
About 60% of Texas homeowners age 65 and older no longer owe school property taxes after recent cuts, prompting debate over who bears the cost and whether the breaks should be better targeted.
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