Increasing the homestead exemption would cost the state roughly $3 billion over two years and add to a growing tab of ...

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...

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

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

About 150 people turned out Friday to the Odessa Chamber of Commerce's inaugural Pastries and Politics Reception to meet and greet elected representatives and officials from throughout the community.

With plenty of patience and money, the industry is extending its multi-year campaign to bring legal casinos and sports ...

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

State leaders on Thursday praised the Texas Senate for its swift passage of a school voucher bill that breezed through the upper chamber a day earlier after hours of debate over the legislation ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Texas Senate Committee on Local Government passed a property tax relief bill onto the full Senate for a vote.

After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it up for a floor vote.

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...

The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a plan that would allow parents to use taxpayer dollars to fund private education.