TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - Governor Abbott was in Temple to tout a property tax relief plan as he starts his road to reelection.

Governor Abbott chose to spend his birthday in Bell County to highlight his hopes for Texas’ future as he embarks on seeking a fourth term in the state’s highest seat.

This includes five major changes to property taxes.

“One of the biggest affordability challenges you have is housing and one of the biggest causes of affordability for your housing are your property taxes,” he says.

The event wasn’t without incident. Two people were escorted out, one in handcuffs, for shouting profanities. And the whole conference came to a halt when someone had a medical episode.

An ambulance quickly arrived and to KWTX’s knowledge the person involved is okay.

Once Governor Abbo

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