Gov Ends College Station Residency Claim, Tax Deal

By JAY ROOT The Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Rick Perry gave up his claim of residency in College Station on Wednesday — and the tax break that went with it.

Perry has lived in Austin for nearly two decades.

In a prepared statement, Perry spokesman Mark Miner says the governor has withdrawn his homestead exemption in College Station, where he owns a house. Although Perry lives in a state-provided mansion in west Austin, he began claiming the Brazos County home as his primary residence in 2007.

Miner said Perry will refund a $183.16 school tax break he got in 2008, the year he became eligible for the homestead exemption. Perry’s school taxes for 2009 haven’t been assessed yet, but the Republican governor will no longer get the tax break, Miner said.

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