A Texas Senate committee on Tuesday quickly and unanimously advanced a proposal to provide billions of dollars in tax breaks ...

Bill Hagerty, the Republican junior senator from Tennessee, announced Tuesday that he will seek reelection in 2026.

The continuing cry for relief from ever rising property taxes is fully underway at the State Capitol with particular focus on slashing the burden for seniors.

SB 4 promises to provide more tax relief for homeowners and cash payments to local schools to replace a chunk of the revenue stream districts would lose.

A Texas Senate bill to raise the homestead exemption and provide relief to the state's property taxpayers quickly passed out ...

A bipartisan committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate legislation that would raise the state homestead ...

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During his State of the State address, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared bail reform an emergency item, allowing the ...

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

Since the law’s passage in 2023, universities across the state have shuttered DEI offices and efforts. Those offices sought to help Black, Latino, LGBTQ+ and other underrepresented students adjust to ...

The Senate Finance Committee seemed interested Monday in funding specific education priorities, instead of a large investment ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has hinted at a possible run, has more support than the four-term senator among Republicans, ...