Has Texas seen a $20 billion increase in property taxes under Abbott?

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke is blaming Gov. Greg Abbott for high inflation in Texas, taking a page out of the GOP playbook in attacking President Joe Biden.

O'Rourke released an Instagram video on April 23 with the caption, "Greg Abbott is the single greatest driver of inflation in the state of Texas." TV news clips were stitched together with clips of O'Rourke speaking.

In one clip in the montage, O'Rourke says, "Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion."

O'Rourke went on to say, "When you add this to the other inflation that he's causing ..." with more clips pointing to electricity bills, traffic backups at the border in April due to additional commercial vehicle inspections Abbott ordered that he said would improve border security, and the rising costs of internet and phone for rural Texans.

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Our ruling

O'Rourke said in an April 23 Instagram video on rising inflation in Texas that, "Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion."

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We rate this as Mostly True.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2022/05/15/has-texas-seen-20-billion-increase-property-taxes-under-abbott/7324225001/