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, ...

It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...

Since Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public school districts to have an armed officer at each campus, districts have ...

The stage was set this week for what could be a state legislative session of high drama and infighting. FOX 7 Austin's chief ...

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

With plenty of patience and money, the industry is extending its multi-year campaign to bring legal casinos and sports ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

SB 4 would increase the Homestead Exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and up to $150,000 for seniors and disabled people.

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle when a bipartisan ...

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