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FREEZE THE FEES
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FREEZE THE FEES
Small business owners shouldn't have to hire a lawyer just to keep up with Austin’s red tape. To stop the drain on our local economy, Amy will fight for a state-mandated moratorium on all new regulatory fees and non-essential compliance costs for businesses with fewer than 50 employees until inflation stabilizes. Our shops are already facing rising costs at the pump and the grocery store; if the price of goods is going up, the cost of doing business with the state must go down.
CAP THE TAX
Skyrocketing property valuations are killing our neighborhood storefronts before they can even turn a profit, leading to "rent shock" that prices out long-standing local legacies. Amy will champion a Small Business Valuation Cap that mirrors residential homestead protections, ensuring that sudden spikes in real estate value don't result in overnight rent hikes for local tenants. By creating a "safety valve" for property taxes, we provide the predictable overhead business owners need to plan for the future—not just fight to survive the month.
SHORT THE HAUL
Texas businesses shouldn't be forced to pay "import prices" for goods and materials we can source right here at home. Amy’s "Texas First" Shield creates a procurement pipeline that offers aggressive tax incentives for small businesses that source at least 60% of their inventory or raw materials from within the state. By shortening the distance between the producer and the shop floor, we slash transportation costs, bypass the global supply chain squeeze, and keep Texas dollars where they belong—in our own communities.