Like the Texas Senate, the House calls for a cash incentive paid from taxes for families who want to switch their kids from ...

Governor Greg Abbott continues to push state lawmakers to pass school choice legislation, tax reform, and to do more on the ...

The latest round of bills filed in the Texas Senate bills on a historic $18 billion relief effort approved during the legislature's last session.

As Gov. Abbott spars with lawmakers over school vouchers and both Republicans and Democrats push for more school funding, ...

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

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

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

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

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, ...