For the first century after Texas’ independence, the state levied a property tax, which supplied 50 to 75 percent of all state tax revenue. The 60th Texas Legislature reduced the state property tax by putting amendment SJR 32 to the State Constitution on the 1968 November ballot. Voters approved the measure, which would gradually reduce and eventually abolish the state property tax by 1978 with some exceptions.
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