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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 when a bipartisan committee voted unanimously

KXAN Austin on MSN · 1d

Bill to cut Texas property taxes advances to Senate

A bill aimed at lowering property taxes unanimously passed in the Texas Senate on Tuesday with bipartisan support, according to a news release from Sen. Paul Bettencourt’s office. Senate

KSAT · 23h

Texas Senate panel votes to cut property taxes for homeowners

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

Yahoo · 8h

New effort in Texas Senate to cut property taxes

State lawmakers are considering a plan to lower property taxes. The bill, that is quickly moving through Texas Legislature, would increase the homestead exemption.

Hosted on MSN · 7h

Texas Senate committee unanimously approves property tax relief plan

Governor Greg Abbott’s legislative priority of property tax relief took a step forward as a Texas Senate committee unanimously advanced a new plan.

KVUE-TV Austin on MSN · 1d

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.

KSAT7d

Texas Senate to debate school voucher program

Recommended Videos The Texas Senate is expected Wednesday to debate the creation of a school voucher program ahead of a possible vote to give Senate Bill 2 preliminary approval soon after ...

Dallas Morning News7d

Texas Senate begins debate on school choice. Here’s what to know, how to watch

(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN – Though passage of a “school choice” bill is all but certain in the Texas Senate, Democrats were not giving up without a fight Wednesday as ...

Arizona Daily Star6d

Faculty Senate asks U of A to rescind policy on political activity

University of Arizona faculty senators are calling on President Suresh Garimella to rescind an interim policy on political ...

The Texas Tribune7d

Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate

Texas families could use tax dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition under a Republican-backed bill that sailed through the Senate late Wednesday. Under Senate Bill 2 ...

12 NEWS8d

Gov. Abbott defends school vouchers ahead of Texas Senate vote on Senate Bill 2

AUSTIN, Texas — A crucial vote is set to take place tomorrow in the Texas Senate as lawmakers consider Senate Bill 2, a school voucher proposal that Governor Greg Abbott has called his top ...

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Texas Senate passes SB 2 to create Education Savings Accounts

AUSTIN, Texas — After hours of debate on Wednesday, state senators passed the first bill of the session, Senate Bill 2. SB 2 would create Education Savings Accounts (ESA), that would allow Texas ...

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