The Texas House gave its final okay Monday to a proposed school-property-tax break for homeowners that's a key part of a $3.8 billion package agreed upon by state leaders.
House Gives Its Final Okay To Property-tax Relief
By Peggy Fikac, Austin Bureau, San Antonio Express-News
Mon, 05/25/2015 - 10:40am
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