Taxes

Covers: Federal, state and local taxes, and who pays more or less.

Includes: Property taxes

In Texas: Texas has no state income tax, so property taxes and sales taxes carry much of the load. Property tax relief is a recurring issue in the Legislature.

Where the Candidates Stand

Positions appear only when documented in a candidate's own statements, votes or official record, with the source linked. We never infer a position from party.

U.S. Senate

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Ken PaxtonRSays he will fight to cut taxes. (source)

James TalaricoDSupports higher taxes on large corporations and the wealthiest Americans, with tax cuts for working families and small businesses. (source)

Ted BrownLSupports repealing the federal income tax and abolishing the IRS. (source)

Governor

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Greg AbbottRCampaign cites raising the school homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 and bans on state income, capital gains and inheritance taxes. (source)

Gina HinojosaDProposes a one-time $1,500 refund to every Texas household from the Rainy Day Fund, and ending corporate subsidies to cut property taxes, with a goal of eliminating residential property taxes. (source)

Pat DixonLFavors identifying spending cuts first to lower taxes, while respecting local control over local tax rates. (source)

Lieutenant Governor

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Dan PatrickRProposes lowering the homestead tax freeze age to 55 and raising homestead exemptions to $180,000 and $240,000 for seniors. (source)

Vikki GoodwinDCalls for limiting property tax and insurance costs so people on fixed incomes can stay in their homes. (source)

Anthony CristoLCampaign cites the state budget surplus as evidence that Texans are overtaxed. (source)

Kevin McCormickGCalls for property tax reform, stating that speculative value has replaced economic value as the basis for the tax. (source)

Comptroller

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Don HuffinesRProposes returning budget surpluses as property tax relief for businesses, renters, and homeowners. (source)

Sarah EckhardtDResearch in progress

V. Alonzo Echavarria-GarzaLResearch in progress

Shehla FaiziGCalls for redirecting tax break dollars to disaster relief and public schools and giving Texans input on tax incentives. (source)

County Judge

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Patrick Von DohlenRResearch in progress

Ron NirenbergDResearch in progress

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