Yes — Property Taxes Can Be Eliminated — Here’s the Step‑by‑Step
- Freddie America
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
This is not an overnight switch. It’s a responsible process that lowers the burden every year while keeping essential services funded.
Step 1: Accountability First (Stop Automatic Increases)
Local governments should not be able to raise property taxes on autopilot.
No property tax increase without voter approval
Default growth rate = 0% unless the public explicitly approves more
Step 2: Control Spending (Discipline Before Relief)
Texas families and small businesses live within budgets. Government should too.
Limit state and local spending growth to population growth + inflation
Anything beyond that creates waste and forces taxes up
Step 3: Use Budget Surpluses to Buy Down Tax Rates
When Texas runs a surplus, the first priority should be lowering the tax burden — permanently.
Dedicate annual surpluses to buying down property tax rates
Rates go down in a planned, transparent way
Step 4: Eliminate the Biggest Portion First (M&O)
The largest share of property taxes is tied to school maintenance & operations (M&O).
Buy down and phase out M&O first
Then work through remaining portions, including debt taxes, in a responsible sequence
Step 5: Repeat Until the Rate Hits Zero
This is how elimination becomes real.
Year by year: lower rates, protect services, hold government accountable
Keep moving in one direction — down — until Texans truly own their homes again
A Simple Five‑Year Example (Illustrative)
I shared a five‑year chart to help people see the path. It’s an illustration, not a promise of exact percentages — but it shows the idea clearly:
Year 1: Stop the increases (voter approval + spending discipline)
Year 2: First meaningful buy‑down (surplus used to lower rates)
Year 3: Momentum builds (major relief becomes visible)
Year 4: Near the finish (only limited portions remain)
Year 5: Zero (property tax burden eliminated)
This is how you do big reform without chaos: discipline, transparency, and voter control.
Why This Matters More Than Ever
This is not just an economic issue.
It’s about:
Fairness — people shouldn’t lose homes they’ve already paid for
Freedom — ownership should mean ownership
Trust — voters deserve a say before taxes rise
Texans are generous. They’ll fund what they approve.
What they reject is being taxed endlessly without consent.
Why I’m Running
I’m not running because I want a title.
I’m running because your pain became my calling.
When families tell me they’re drowning while government keeps growing, something inside you says:
Enough.
Texas doesn’t need more talk.
Texas needs courage, honesty, and leadership willing to say the system is broken — and then fix it.
I believe Texans deserve to truly own their homes again.
And I’m ready to fight for that.
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