As Texas heads into a new legislative session in 2023, laws passed and signed in 2021 officially went into effect on the first day of the year.
The new laws include an overhaul of the state’s judicial branch, air pollution rules and key property tax code revisions.
According to our partners at the Houston Chronicle, SB 12 restricts the ability of public school districts to levy property taxes, especially on the elderly or disabled.
The bill has a provision that will provide funds for districts facing budget shortfalls as a result of the forthcoming property tax reductions.
Another bill affecting public school funding — HB 1525 — restricts how local school districts can generate revenue from property taxes.
The bill reshaping Texas’ judicial branch of government, HB 3774, allows the public to access the state’s court document database — though they must first receive authorization from the Texas Supreme Court.
It will also restructure the state’s court …