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Mike Berlanga CPA for Texas Comptroller
Michael’s Priorities for Texas
End School Property Taxes Permanently
Texas homeowners and renters are trapped in a system that treats property ownership like permanent tenancy. Michael will lead the push to end school property taxes entirely and replace them with a transparent, sustainable funding model that actually benefits Texans.
Universal School Choice
Michael believes every child deserves equal access to the education that fits them best—public, private, charter, or home school. As Comptroller, he will champion TRUE universal school choice, not watered-down versions that leave families behind.
Fix Broken Appraisal & Taxation System
The Legislature forces the Comptroller to issue studies that shift blame onto local chief appraisers. Michael will expose this system, bring transparency, and protect taxpayers from unfair valuations and tax increases disguised as “normal adjustments.”
Stop Government Waste & Budget Abuse
Texas has become the 5th-largest economy in the world—but state leaders continue growing budgets with surpluses meant to serve taxpayers. Michael will stop budget creep, increase accountability, and ensure taxpayer money serves taxpayers, not political favors.
Protect Businesses From Tax Shifts
As homeowners become more educated and reduce their tax burden, the state shifts the weight onto businesses. Michael will protect employers and investors, from these hidden tax increases that threaten growth and competitiveness.
Informing Taxpayers of Their Rights
Michael has spent years teaching Texans how to defend themselves against unfair taxation. As Comptroller, he'll continue empowering taxpayers through outreach and statewide education.
Michael’s tri-licensed experience as a CPA, Real Estate Broker, and Property Tax Consultant makes him uniquely qualified to overhaul the state’s broken tax system. He has worked for decades on the front lines of Texas taxation—preparing financials, analyzing property values, defending taxpayers, and guiding families, investors, and business owners through a confusing and often unfair system. His work has taken him into appraisal districts, courtrooms, legislative hearings, and community seminars across the state, giving him a practical understanding of how tax policy actually affects everyday Texans.
Michael has dedicated his career to helping Texans fight inaccurate valuations, challenge unlawful assessments, and protect the property rights guaranteed by the Constitution. He knows the laws, the loopholes, and the failures inside the system because he has spent a lifetime navigating them for others.
The Only Candidate With the Credentials to Fix Texas Taxes
What Mike Stands For
Mike Berlanga is running for Texas Comptroller to defend taxpayers, restore integrity to state finances, and end a broken system of taxation. His work is guided by core principles that put Texans first.
Transparency
Texans deserve to know where every tax dollar goes. Mike will bring clear, honest reporting to the Comptroller’s office so taxpayers can finally see how their money is used.
Accountability
Austin has blamed local officials while allowing a broken tax and appraisal system to continue. Mike will hold state leaders accountable and push for real, measurable reform.
Taxpayer Protection
From homeowners and renters to small businesses and investors, Mike has spent his career defending Texans from unfair taxation. As Comptroller, protecting taxpayers will remain his first priority.
Faith & Service
Guided by his faith and a commitment to serve his neighbors, Mike believes public office is a responsibility, not a reward. He will use his God-given talents to serve all Texans with integrity.
More Than a Slogan. A Strategy to Win for Taxpayers.
Texans vs Taxes is the movement at the heart of Mike Berlanga’s campaign for Texas Comptroller. It’s a statewide strategy to train taxpayers, organize counties, form local associations, and give legislators the tools they need to deliver real reform—not political talking points.
What Texans vs Taxes Means in This Race
Texans vs Taxes is what truly separates Mike from every other candidate. This movement is not a marketing slogan—it is an organized framework for permanent tax reform. Mike has spent decades teaching Texans how state-level decisions in Austin drive their local tax bills, and why real change must begin with the Comptroller’s office.
Unlike career politicians, Mike has hands-on experience helping taxpayers fight unfair valuations, representing Texans at the county level, and working directly with communities. He currently serves on the Board of the Bexar Taxpayers Association, and Texans vs Taxes extends this model statewide.
Texans vs Taxes strengthens taxpayers through education—teaching homeowners, renters, and business owners how to defend themselves from unfair taxation and understand the laws legislators rarely explain.
The movement equips citizens, churches, chambers, and community leaders with tools to organize at the county level, empowering Texans to push back against a system that has allowed property taxes and appraisals to rise unchecked.
Texans vs Taxes is the foundation for forming taxpayer associations statewide. Mike provides the legal documents, organizational structure, and personal guidance—free of charge—to help any Texan create a county-level taxpayers association, just as he has done in Bexar County.
As Comptroller, Mike will bring legislators more than complaints—he will bring real data, real stories, and real policy options to help finally deliver universal school choice, eliminate school property taxes, and protect taxpayers statewide.
Join the Movement: Texans vs. Taxes
Be part of a statewide effort to fix our broken tax system and bring integrity back to Austin. Whether you want to volunteer, learn more, or support the campaign—your voice matters.
Mike in the Community
