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TribCast: Tax night in the Texas Lege; state ends its voter citizenship review

On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ayan, Aman and Matthew about the Legislature's progress on property taxes and school finance reform, the state’s decision to end a botched voter citizenship review and the fate of marijuana decriminalization in the Texas Senate.

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House members take a picture of the Texas Taxpayer Transparency Act on the House Floor on April 30, 2019.
State representatives take a picture of the Texas Taxpayer Transparency Act on the House Floor. Credit: Juan Figueroa/The Texas Tribune

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On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ayan, Aman and Matthew about the Legislature's progress on property taxes and school finance reform, the state’s decision to end a botched voter citizenship review and the fate of marijuana decriminalization in the Texas Senate.

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