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

The Imperial Historic District in Sugar Land could become a city-owned property if City Council votes in favor of spending ...

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

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

Texas has been trying to pass school vouchers since 1995, but the bills keep failing each session. Now, Abbott gets what he ...

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

The measure would increase the exemption for homestead properties from $100,000 to $140,000 of appraised value.

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

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

Senate Bill 4 has passed and heads to the House now, promising an increased homestead exemption for Texas property taxpayers.

An idled Border Patrol bus sat empty this week, on standby for any migrants surrendering near the southern tip of Texas.