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 ...

Leander ISD on Wednesday shared an update regarding its budget planning and staffing decisions as they plan for the 2025-2026 ...

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 ...

A Travis County property has become a small dumping ground, according to a concerned neighbor. Teen shooter kills student, then himself at Nashville high school I spent 30 days at sea on 4 ...

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 ...

Days after winter storms Blair and Cora swept through parts of Texas with snow and ice, the Lone Star State is in for another series of winter weather. The weather arrives just over a week after ...

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 ...