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Taxes in Toms River are set to increase by 12.9% in order to balance a $22.3 million deficit in the school district's ...
Several readers based in Texas wrote to Newsweek about their growing frustration with County Appraisal Districts in the state.
Frisco City Council unanimously approved an increase in the city’s homestead property tax exemption from 15% to 20% — the ...
Property taxes Texas lawmakers plan to enact $51 billion in property tax cuts, raising the state's homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000. There's an additional exemption for homeowners ...
While better-known Democrats are jockeying to see who might run for governor in 2026 against Gov. Greg Abbott, a farmer in ...
Tardy annual financial audits could strip Texas cities of their ability to raise property tax rates under a state law that ...
Patrick also said the two of them had to work on complicated bills during the session — several of which have a direct impact on West Texas. Lt. Gov. Patrick highlights wins with school funding ...
The Texas property tax cuts would use “compression” to make up for lost revenue. This means the state would provide more funding to school districts so schools can cut taxes for homeowners.
School districts across Texas are in the process of setting their budgets for 2025-26, and those budgets are largely funded by property tax revenue.
The X post claiming the Texas Legislature is “jerking around” Texas was swiftly rebuked by Sen. Paul Bettencourt.
Gov. Abbott signs property tax relief bill Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed three bills on Monday that he says will bring more property tax relief to millions of Texas homeowners and businesses ...
Changes approved recently by lawmakers in Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada could help their states lure some of the big-money legal ...