A TEXAS TAX PLAN MUST WORK IN RURAL TEXAS, TOO

Everyone wants lower property taxes. That is what makes the Texas Taxpayer Empowerment Plan powerful. It promises local spending limits, voter approval of tax increases, slower appraisal growth and elimination of school property taxes for homeowners.

Texans should control their taxes. Governments should justify spending. No homeowner should be taxed out of a home they own. But lawmakers should test…