On Friday, he filed Senate Bill 4, alongside 28 other senators, to increase the residence homestead exemption to $140,000, which would be the largest exemption in Texas history. Texas homestead ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, is making another move to lower property taxes. On Friday, he filed Senate Bill 4, alongside 28 other senators, to increase the residence ...

According to a release, the bill would increase the residence homestead exemption to $140,000, which would mark the largest exemption in Texas history. As FOX 26 reported, the most recent ...

With the combined tax rate compression and increased homestead exemption, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick estimated it would cost about $32.2 billion for the state. Last session, Texas lawmakers passed and ...