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Texas Senate panel votes to cut property taxes for homeowners
Texas lawmakers have once more vowed to tackle the state’s high property taxes, intending to bring relief for homeowners and businesses.
Texas Senate panel moves to increase tax exemptions for homeowners
A bipartisan committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate legislation that would raise the state homestead exemption by $40,000.
Texas eyes homestead exemption raise, property tax cut. How much could homeowners save?
A Texas Senate bill to raise the homestead exemption and provide relief to the state's property taxpayers quickly passed out of committee Tuesday.
Texas senator proposes cutting property taxes by raising homestead exemption
Senate Bill 4 would raise the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 and ensure school districts would not lose money.
Texas Senators file new bill for largest property tax exemption in history
Twenty-nine Texas senators, headed by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, made the move to lower property taxes, right on the heels of Gov. Abbott's State of the State.
Measure to lower Texas property taxes advances at State Capitol
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.
Texas Senate proposes increasing the homestead exemption to $140k
Last session, Texas lawmakers provided the largest property tax cut in the state's history by increasing the homestead exemption to $100,000.
New effort to lower property taxes moves through Texas legislature
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.
Texas Senate panel approves $140,000 property tax homestead exemption
Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when a bipartisan committee voted unanimously to approve and send two bills to the full Senate.
Local Government Committee advances homeowner property tax bill to full Texas Senate
Senate Bill 4 would raise the homestead exemption to $140,000 for homeowners and to $150,000 for seniors and people with disabilities.
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