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TribLive: Collier on Property Taxes

At our 4/17 TribLive conversation, Mike Collier, the Democratic nominee for Texas comptroller in 2014, balked at the prospect of eliminating the local property tax in favor of a consumption tax.

by Evan Smith

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At our 4/17 TribLive conversation, Mike Collier, the Democratic nominee for Texas comptroller in 2014, balked at the prospect of eliminating the local property tax in favor of a consumption tax.

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