Tag Archives: Texas House wants to use federal COVID relief funds to send out $525 checks – but only to homeowners

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans want to use billions in federal pandemic relief to send checks to homeowners just ahead of next year’s November elections – and call it property tax relief. House lawmakers are pushing a proposal that would put $525 checks in the mailboxes of some 5.7 million homeowners who claim a homestead exemption – by tapping $3 billion …

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