Texas Property Tax Ruled Unconstitutional

[mojavekid]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051122/ap_on_re_us/texas_school_finance

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Supreme Court declared Tuesday that the property tax system that supports the state's public schools is unconstitutional, and it gave the Legislature until June 1 to come up with a new way to pay for education.

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The plaintiffs argued that the state contribution for local education is insufficient and that in order to meet all state and federal education mandates — such as the 22-student per class limit and minimum teacher salaries — they must tax at the limit prescribed in Texas law. That, they said, amounts to a single statewide property tax.

...I did not know this...(live in Ca.)