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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 ...

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

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

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

Increasing the homestead exemption would cost the state roughly $3 billion over two years and add to a growing tab of ...

The Texas Senate gave unanimous approval to proposals to cut property taxes by raising homestead exemptions to $140,000, ...

Texas REALTORS® applauded Gov. Greg Abbott for prioritizing real estate-related issues in his State of the State address on ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows is looking to change the dynamic among the "Big Three" – the governor, Lt. governor, and the House ...

In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Texas Senate Committee on Local Government passed a property tax relief bill onto the full ...

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when a bipartisan committee voted unanimously to approve and send ...