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

Texas Governor Greg Abbott feels the pain of Texans saddled with high tax rates and his plan to help them out a little has a ...

A bipartisan committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate legislation that would raise the state homestead ...

The Trump administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on ...

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

Education is dominating the debate at the Texas Capitol this session, including a push to reform the way money is ...

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

Casting his vision forward, Abbott laid out seven emergency items that he said would help Texas remain a national leader: ...

state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax cuts as they did two years ago. Texas' Republican leadership says they want to cut property taxes. A smaller budget surplus will make ...

Local officials, school advocates and tax policy experts said such a proposal could have dire impacts on basic services.