While Texas leaders debate property tax reform, a tax expert is proposing targeted relief for first-time homebuyers while ...

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AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott said the state is looking to roll back the ability for cities and counties to raise property tax rates to fund disaster recovery. Senate Bill 10 seeks to limit the ...

The property tax relief package requires voter approval in the November 2025 election to amend the Texas Constitution. In West Texas, home is where we put down roots, raise our families, and make ...

(The Center Square) – In the last few legislative sessions, the governor and leaders of the Texas legislature claim they passed a conservative budget and “the greatest property tax relief” in state ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced the launch of his reelection campaign in Houston this past Sunday evening. Bringing school choice to Texas was the dominant policy proposal on which Abbott’s ...

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

"...you might put it in the mailbox today, but it may be tomorrow or the next day before they put the postmark there,” Smith ...

Thousands of property owners in Texas are approaching a critical deadline to protest their annual property appraisals, which determine how much they will owe in taxes. With real estate values rising ...

Once again, the Texas Legislature is entering the final stretch of its session and, once again, Republicans’ high-profile promise to deliver property tax cuts to the landed masses still hangs in the ...

Texas voters last week showed wariness toward raising property taxes — and embraced cutting them. Voters across the state shot down bids by school districts and cities to increase funds to hire ...