SB 1145 by West: Property Tax Exemption at Expense of Other Taxpayers

SB 1145 seeks to allow counties and municipalities to provide property tax exemptions for childcare facilities. Although well intended, property tax exemptions ultimately hurt those that do not qualify for such an exemption, shifting the burden. The priority of the legislature should be to provide as much tax relief as possible to Texas taxpayers and SB 1145 will ultimately result in higher taxes for everyone else. For this reason, TFR opposes SB 1145