AUSTIN (Nexstar) — On top of each ballot this election are 17 constitutional amendments voters will need to decide on. A majority of those propositions are related to the state’s tax code. Two of the ...

The Texas Legislature is poised to approve an increase in the homestead exemption, which, if approved by voters, would reduce school taxes on someone’s primary residence. Rodger Mallison Star-Telegram ...

AUSTIN — Property tax cuts for homeowners won final passage in the Texas House on Wednesday with the unanimous approval of legislation that would raise the state’s homestead exemption from $100,000 to ...

Texas lawmakers passed SB 4 and SB 23 with large bipartisan support, allocating up to $10 billion in state funds to raise the homestead exemption. This fall, voters will decide whether to raise the ...

Q: My husband and I are over 65, and we looked at purchasing a condo in a high-rise the other day. The homeowners’ association fees and the property taxes on the condo would be astronomical if we were ...

SoleilC / Getty Images/iStockphoto AUSTIN – Property tax relief is a priority for Republican state leaders, who have worked alongside Democrats in the Texas Capitol for years to reduce those taxes for ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has unveiled a plan to drive down property taxes by further hiking the amount of a home’s value that can’t be taxed to pay for public schools and lowering the age at which Texans ...

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