Please note: Over the next few days, the Amarillo Pioneer’s Editorial Board will be publishing recommendations for various races. In some races where multiple seats are up for grabs, recommendations may be spread out over several days. Please stay tuned to our website for recommendations and for a final list, which will be published next week.
The Amarillo Pioneer Editorial Board recommends voting for Texas State Proposition 13 during the November 4th general election.
Proposition 13, which was supported by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers, would increase the homestead exemption to $140,000. This would give Texas taxpayers a larger tax breaks on their current property tax bills for school districts. Presently, the homestead exemption is set at $100,000.
Upon passage of Proposition 13, the State of Texas would fund the difference in lost revenue for Texas school districts out of the state’s historic budget surplus…