The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000.

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle when a bipartisan ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate is set to begin debate Tuesday ... the state’s takeover of the Houston Independent School District, adding another layer to the ongoing discussion about ...

Texas state lawmakers have proposed a state budget that could potentially provide Houston ISD with millions in additional funds to increase teacher pay and address campus safety. Sen. Joan Huffman ...

Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, on the Senate floor during the second day of the 89th regular session at the Texas Capitol in ... tax relief by reducing school district tax rates statewide.

The Alaska Legislature has passed a resolution urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North ...

AUSTIN, Texas and LUBBOCK, Texas (KBTX/KWTX/KCBD) - Texas House members Tuesday afternoon elected Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock to one of the most powerful positions in state government, Speaker of ...

If you’re not familiar with the Texas Legislature, it can make you nervous ... “Often, what you do in the district is far more important than what happens in the building because the ...

It’s Groundhog Day in the Texas Legislature. Patrick ... He added that “every district will have a seat at the table.” “Committee assignments will be made in keeping with your House ...

The bill cleared the Senate and will now go to the House. AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Senate on Wednesday ... 4:41 p.m. - Amendments 6 and 7 - clear up some language. Both pass.