Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) responds to Texas taxpayers in Katy ISD and Fort Bend ISD voting down the Tax Ratification Elections (TREs) in yesterday's November 8th election. The TREs, if passed, would have wiped out the state mandated maintenance and operation (M&O) property tax relief in their districts and netted in a tax increase.

"I sounded the taxpayer alarm and made calls to taxpayers to tell them the facts of these proposals and asked them to choose wisely, which they did," Senator Bettencourt said. "I hope to never see another school board put on a TRE that tries to confuse taxpayers with the exact same rate as last year to four decimal places ever again! Katy ISD and Fort Bend ISD taxpayers understood this 'stunt' and voted to keep their State funded M&O property tax rate relief on their property tax bills." He concluded.

Provided is Katy ISD and Fort Bend ISDs unofficial election results.

Click on the link for a previous press release from Senator Bettencourt sounding the Taxpayer Alarm informing voters on TRE's and the potential wipeout of Property Tax Rate savings!

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