Texas Senator Paul Bettencourt announced on Friday he's filed a bill in an effort to increase the residence homestead exemption.

Senate Bill 4 would raise the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 and ensure school districts would not lose money.

Houston, is making another move to lower property taxes. On Friday, he filed Senate Bill 4 alongside 28 other senators to increase the residence homestead exemption ...

This legislative session, Texas needs to reign in property tax increases, attract home insurance providers and continue adding power to the state grid, Gov. Greg Abbott told Community Impact in a ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax ...

January is a big month for the letter R, with resolutions, resets and tax returns demanding our attention. While it’s undeniably early days, the Internal Revenue Service will tell you it’s ...

The average combined state and local sales tax rate is 8.2 percent. Texas also has a 1.47 property tax rate, which is higher than most of the other states without an income tax, but it offers a ...

AUSTIN – The Texas House and Senate released their proposed ... There's new money proposed for public schools, teacher pay raises, and property tax relief. There's also a plan to use taxpayer ...

It advised those in affected areas to avoid traveling. This map from the National Weather Service shows which Texas counties were under blizzard warning (orange), winter storm warning (pink ...

Actual tax bills, based on the rate set by local governments, won't be out until early March, and payments aren't due until May 31. Property owners have until Feb. 19 to seek a review of their ...

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Meanwhile, Hampshire County Council has asked the government to allow it to increase council tax by 15%, a rise of £230 a year for a band D property, from £1,533.24 to £1,763.23 How to ...