In explaining the reason for eight recent vetoes, Gov. Greg Abbott said all other issues are off the table until the House and Senate come to an agreement over how to provide property tax relief.
, an uncontroversial piece of legislation that would have made changes to tax rate calculation forms for property taxes.
Other vetoed bills ranged in focus from the sale of charitable raffle tickets to where tenants can find contractors to make repairs. “This is targeted vetoing of bills that have nothing to do with the issue at hand except Paul Bettencourt is the author of those bills,” Patrick said during a Dallas press conference on Thursday. “It’s not a very good image to veto bills for no reason other than he didn’t get the property tax bill he wants.”
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