Senate Bill 4 would allow the state to set the homestead exemption on school district taxes at 140,000 of value.

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Texas lawmakers this year have once more vowed to tackle the state’s high property taxes, intending to bring relief for ...

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

After claiming to pass the greatest property tax relief bill two years ago, which included loopholes allowing local ...

Nonprofit Coastal Prairie Conservancy works to preserve species and habitats in local wetlands and prairies, including the ...

Texas Republicans are moving quickly to pass their economic and social priorities through the Legislature, but the party is ...