The Texas housing market has experienced an unprecedented increase in appraisal values in recent years, particularly during the 2020-22 boom. As a result, homeowners have been feeling the pressure of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The homestead exemption may seem like a short-term budget issue, but its legal implications reach far beyond an annual tax bill. For families working to preserve generational wealth, these ...

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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a plan Tuesday to increase the homestead exemption in the next state legislative session and provide additional property tax cuts for Texans aged 55 and ...

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