The Texas Senate gave unanimous approval Thursday to proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption ...

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle when a bipartisan ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...

Republican Texas lawmakers are renewing a push to infuse a greater religious influence in the state's public schools with a ...

Most Texas Senators have signed on to a new bill that increases the residence homestead exemption to $140,000. Twenty-nine ...

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

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A Texas Senate committee on Tuesday quickly and unanimously advanced a proposal to provide billions of dollars in tax breaks ...

A bipartisan committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate legislation that would raise the state homestead ...

A ban on THC is one of the top pieces of legislation being pushed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. FOX 7 Austin's 7 On Your Side ...

It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...