SAN ANTONIO — Beto O'Rourke continued campaign as the Democratic candidate for governor with a Friday town hall on the northwest side, where he addressed inflation, lowering property taxes and affordability for Texans.
A similar event will take place in Comal County on Saturday at noon. A location was not given for that event in a press release, but the campaign says it is free and open to the public.
O'Rourke was in Dallas on Wednesday speaking on property tax hikes that people are seeing around the state of Texas. He said the situation has become urgent because some families are on the verge of being priced out.
Gov. Abbott, running for re-election against O'Rourke, recently spoke about his plan to cut back property taxes for homeowners and property owners alike with a "taxpayer bill of rights." The proposal shares ideas of bringing down school district tax rates, and reforming local government debt policies.
Abbott's campaign promise also lays out plans to reduce property taxes for small business owners with an exemption.
O'Rourke's comments on property taxes come as appraisals are starting to be sent out around the state, shocking some property owners in areas where appraisals have skyrocketed.
A statewide poll released earlier this month showed that Governor Abbott had a slight lead over Beto O'Rourke. The Lyceum poll showed Abbott led O'Rourke 42% to 40%, while seven percent said they would vote for someone else.