Senior homeowners should have cheered the loudest because their homestead exemption will grow to $150,000 if the House ...

Texas is a popular retirement destination for ... increase for as long as you own and live in your home, with the tax ceiling being the amount you paid in the year you qualified for the age ...

The Texas Senate on Thursday quickly and unanimously advanced a proposal to provide billions of dollars in tax breaks to homeowners in a bid to blunt the state’s high property tax bills.

The exterior of the Texas Capitol seen from Congress Avenue in Austin on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN — Texas House and Senate budget writers filed the ...

Texas state tax has pros and cons. The statewide sales tax rate of 6.25% is a bit high, and localities can add 2%. Property taxes in Texas are also on the high end but were recently lowered for many.

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

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 ...