AUSTIN (AP) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The Texas House has advanced a contentious property tax bill, one of two proposals that the head of the Texas Senate threatened could spark a special legislative session if they fail to pass. The proposal seeks to limit local governments’ ability to raise property taxes, which local officials oppose. A bill containing deeper property tax limits passed the Senate but stalled in the House. A scaled-back House version was attached to another bill Saturday, however, and passed 135-0, despite tea party legislators agitating for more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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