Rift grows between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan over how to cut property taxes

House Speaker Dade Phelan, left, Gov. Greg Abbott, center, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. (Credit: The Texas Tribune)

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House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the two top Republicans in the Texas Legislature, have dug in their heels on how to reduce property owners’ tax burden — with dueling proposals on how to get it done and a path to a potential compromise unclear.