Texas homeowners could soon see more property tax relief after the state Senate unanimously passed measures to increase the ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Filed budgets from the Texas House of Representatives and Senate do not propose increasing the basic allotment funding for public school districts. The basic allotment is the ...

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

Vouchers are not fair to the children and parents of Texas—little oversight of spending, constitutional questions about ...

One month into the 89th legislative session, all Texas lawmakers have been assigned to committees. All bills must be ...

Ted Cruz and Elon Musk are joining a growing number of people in Washington with eyes on the Texas lawmakers as school choice ...

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

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

As schools and cities prepare for the financial impact of TAD’s new reappraisal plan, State Rep. Chris Turner has filed bills ...

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

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