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We favor abolishing property taxes. Until ad valorem taxes are abolished, we recommend that property valuations be fixed for not less than three years following each revaluation. Appraisal Boards should be elected. We urge four board members be elected by commissioners court precinct, and one member elected county-wide.
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Property taxes are a sound and relevant taxing tool. They are even supported in The Federalist Papers. There is little (any?) mainstream conservative support for abolishing them.

It is unclear how a 3-year-at-a-time freeze would benefit Texans. They don't effectively temper growth, and they risk trapping Texans with high valuations if property values declined substantially in the 3 years after valuation.

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We urge full recognition of Taiwan with a "One China, One Taiwan Policy." Being a long-time ally of the United States as well as an independent and sovereign nation, we call upon the President and the U.S. State Department to strongly support the people of Taiwan.
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This would be a drastic change in existing policy that would only provoke China. While it is understandable to want resolution, the current "stalemate" has resulted in de facto independent nations.

The issue of independence is one that Taiwan can and should work out internally.

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