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The Texas House pushed forward a proposal Monday aimed at containing property tax bills by putting tighter restrictions on cities and counties.

The legislation would further limit how much more in property tax revenue cities and counties can collect each year without voter approval. Under state law, that limit sits at 3.5%. The bill would take that limit down to 1%.

“I believe that we need to venture and do everything we can at the state level to provide lower taxes to our constituents,” said state Rep. Morgan Meyer, R-University Park, who carried Senate Bill 10 in the House.

The bill, which passed the Senate earlier this month, cleared the Texas Ho

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