Republican Sen. Donna Campbell says local government debt in Texas has “increased nearly 40% in the past five years”. In a tweet, Campbell, wrote that the increase in debt has resulted in rising property taxes across Texas.
Local Government debt in Texas has increased nearly 40% in the past 5 years. This trend is raising Texans’ property taxes. I filed SB 462 & SB 1090 to make it harder for cities to borrow unsustainable debt that leads to higher property taxes. #TXlege https://t.co/Bj7SINfpF1
— Donna Campbell (@DonnaCampbellTX) May 15, 2019
Madlin Mekelburg of PolitiFact Texas fact-checking team based at the Austin American-Statesman has the answer.
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Written by Astrid Alvarado.
