Texas Students Skip School En Masse to Protest State Takeover
Some 3,000 students reportedly stayed home to protest the state's takeover of the Houston Independent School District.
Texas Senate proposes increasing the homestead exemption to $140k
Last session, Texas lawmakers provided the largest property tax cut in the state's history by increasing the homestead exemption to $100,000.
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Texas Republicans want more property tax cuts. Here’s how they may do it.
Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax ...
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Parents and students protest state takeover of Houston ISD with 'sickout'
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston ISD classrooms could ... Mike Miles and some of the district's policies since the state takeover. Parents and students gathered at HISD's Wharton Dual Language ...
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Texas lawmakers have proposed a $330B state budget. How could it affect Houston ISD?
Texas state lawmakers have proposed a state budget that could potentially provide Houston ISD with millions in additional ...
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Texas’ top elected officials signal Texas could cut border spending after Trump takes office
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Since President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
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Texas Republicans want more property tax cuts. Here’s how they may do it.
Texas’ top officials have pledged ... speaks to how difficult and expensive it is to cut property taxes, said state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston-area Republican who is Patrick’s chief ...