‘Catastrophically Harmful' GOP Property Tax Bill Will Hurt Dallas Police and Libraries, Mayor Says

AUSTIN -- Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said if the Legislature passes a bill to limit local property tax growth, the city will not be able to hire the 100 new police officers it's been trying to recruit. Library hours would likely be shortened, and maintenance for parks would be cut back, he said."It could be catastrophically harmful for cities in Texas if some commonsense math is not used in this process," Rawlings said.   Continue reading...