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AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has launched a statewide campaign ad, touting property tax cuts accomplished during the special session that ended last week. The 30-second ad, shot by Weeks & Co., will play in major markets for an undetermined period. Text: (Mr. Perry, standing in front of a frame house with a Texas flag) "A $15 billion property tax cut and more money for schools. We kept our promise to you. The average homeowner will receive a $2,000 tax cut. Every teacher will receive a well-deserved pay raise. We closed corporate loopholes and created new protections to keep taxes...

Revenue cap bill passes House with push from Craddick Proposal would make it easier for voters to challenge city and county tax increases. By Stephen Scheibal AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, April 26, 2005 The House on Tuesday passed one of Gov. Rick Perry's signature tax reforms, 80-65, ending a monthlong debate that has flummoxed lawmakers and split Texas Republicans. The halting discussion on House Bill 1006 lasted more than an hour and was marked by claims of fatal technicalities in the bill, amendments on top of amendments and dueling economic indexes. But in the end, a slim majority of House lawmakers...