Here’s the data that doomed Gov. Greg Abbott’s tax swap proposal

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2019 file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, gives his State of the State address as Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, left, listens in the House Chamber, in Austin, Texas. Abbott is pushing for a sales taxes increase for the first time in nearly 30 years as Republican leaders struggle to deliver on simultaneous promises to boost money for education and cut property taxes. The plan for a one-penny increase would raise the statewide sales tax rate from 6.25% to 7.25%. That money could be used to offset reduced property taxes, which have taken on bigger share of public school funding as the state cut costs and resisted calls for new spending. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) less FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2019 file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, gives his State of the State address as Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, left, listens in the House Chamber, in Austin, Texas. Abbott is pushing ... more Photo: Eric Gay, STF / Associated Press Photo: Eric Gay, STF / Associated Press Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Here’s the data that doomed Gov. Greg Abbott’s tax swap proposal 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

The state’s Big Three—Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen—would like to raise the state’s sales tax rate, in order to provide Texas homeowners with property tax relief.

Republican legislators haven’t been too enthusiastic about that idea—and most of them were relieved on Tuesday, when House leaders announced that they had decided to postpone voting on a proposal to that effect, from state Rep. Dan Huberty.

This document, which was left on every House member’s desk this morning, helps explain why.