Priority legislation to address the state's affordability crisis passed the Texas Senate and is now headed for the state ...

The latest round of bills filed in the Texas Senate bills on a historic $18 billion relief effort approved during the legislature's last session.

A Texas Senate bill to raise the homestead exemption and provide relief to the state's property taxpayers quickly passed out of committee Tuesday.

SB 4 would increase the Homestead Exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and up to $150,000 for seniors and disabled people.

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

Houston-area communities including Pearland, Atascocita and Conroe have some of the highest property tax rates in the nation.

Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas County. Property taxes are one of the three main sources of funding for Texas public schools. The legislature's plan is to use state sales tax and other revenues to pick ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The legislation must win approval from the House next. Audio recording is ...

Readers are invited to a live Zoom event with senior politics reporter Jeremy Wallace on what to expect from the 2025 Texas ...