Read more A bill aimed at lowering property taxes unanimously passed a Texas Senate committee Tuesday, clearing the way for ...

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

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

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

Republican Texas lawmakers are renewing a push to infuse a greater religious influence in the state's public schools with a ...

Since Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public school districts to have an armed officer at each campus, districts have ...

Twenty-nine Texas senators, headed by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, made the move to lower property taxes, right on the heels of Gov ...

Rep. Ramos’ optimism is buoyed by the incoming freshman class.

Cracking down on cannabis is one of the top priorities for Texas Republicans this legislative session. A bill would ban all ...

Just days after Governor Greg Abbott laid out his priorities for lawmakers in his State of the State address, Senate ...

The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.