Texas Senate greenlights new property tax cuts despite concerns over mounting costs
Increasing the homestead exemption would cost the state roughly $3 billion over two years and add to a growing tab of ...
'Texas-sized' relief: Senate passes $22.7 billion school property tax cut package
If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...
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Texas Senate unanimously approves tax cuts for homeowners
The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...
Texas lawmakers again look to buy down local property taxes
Texas lawmakers in Austin again have a multi-billion dollar surplus. Again, some state leaders want to send money back to property owners and pay down local taxes by expanding the homestead exemption ...
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What does Gov. Abbott's tax cut proposal mean? 25News breaks it down
As Texans face an affordability crisis, Governor Greg Abbott declared property tax relief an emergency item in his recent ...
Property tax reform bill sails through Texas Senate committee
In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Texas Senate Committee on Local Government passed a property tax relief bill onto the full ...
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Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate
Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.
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Recapture in Texas: Push to reform school property tax revenue redistribution policy
Education is dominating the debate at the Texas Capitol this session, including a push to reform the way money is redistributed among districts though a policy known as "recapture".