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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Brian Lopez

Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan join forces on property taxes. It might help the push for school vouchers.

Newly-elected House Speaker Dade Phelan greets Gov. Greg Abbott before speaking to the Texas House during opening ceremonies as the 2021 Texas Legislature gets down to work in Austin on Jan. 12, 2021.
House Speaker Dade Phelan, right, greets Gov. Greg Abbott before speaking to the Texas House at the start of the 2021 Texas Legislature. (Credit: Bob Daemmrich/CapitolPressPhoto/Pool)

This year’s regular legislative session ended with nothing to show for two of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities: property tax cuts and school vouchers. But an unusual alignment between Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan on how to trim property taxes might help carve a path forward on both fronts.

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