The fund has sat empty for nearly 15 years, as funds would only be allocated to it if lawmakers approved a sales tax increase ...

The Iowa Senate State Government Subcommittee on Wednesday advanced Senate Joint Resolution 6, which would initiate the ...

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

The latest round of bills filed in the Texas Senate bills on a historic $18 billion relief effort approved during the legislature's last session.

It is now in the hands of the Texas House to decide what to do about a new property tax cut plan. The author of the Senate's ...

As Gov. Abbott spars with lawmakers over school vouchers and both Republicans and Democrats push for more school funding, ...

The FOX Texas Trio takes a closer look at two bills in the Texas Legislature. SB 309 requires proof of citizenship to ...

A message from the Texas Senate to homeowners still reeling from higher property taxes. Additional relief is on the way. SB four, a measure raising the school tax homestead exemption from 100 to ...

Texas homeowners could soon see more property tax relief after the state Senate unanimously passed measures to increase the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 — the largest increase in ...

The largest exemption in property taxes is headed to the Texas House after it was unanimously approved by the state senate.

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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