Buckley pushes bill to expand reimbursement for disabled veterans’ property tax exemption

  • District 54 State Rep. Brad Buckley speaks last week during a Texas House Appropriations Committee hearing about Buckley’s bill to make Lampasas County, the city of Lampasas and other affected entities eligible for reimbursement for revenue lost due to the homestead property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans. SCREENSHOT FROM TEXAS.HOUSE.GOV
    District 54 State Rep. Brad Buckley speaks last week during a Texas House Appropriations Committee hearing about Buckley’s bill to make Lampasas County, the city of Lampasas and other affected entities eligible for reimbursement for revenue lost due to the homestead property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans. SCREENSHOT FROM TEXAS.HOUSE.GOV

    The Texas House Appropriations Committee heard from State Rep. Brad Buckley last week regarding House Bill 125, which he authored.

    The proposed legislation expands reimbursement eligibility to counties and cities like Lampasas that lost property tax revenue due to the 100% disabled veterans’ property tax exemption.

    Currently, the state says Lampasas is not qualified to receive funding from the exemp…