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Texas is notorious for high property taxes. Here's where rates are highest in the Houston area
With the Texas Legislature back in action, the state's notoriously high property taxes are once again driving conversation. Gov. Greg Abbott has listed property tax relief as one of his seven emergency items for the session.
'Texas-sized' relief: Senate passes $22.7 billion school property tax cut package
If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax cut permanent.
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.
Texas Senate greenlights new property tax cuts despite concerns over mounting costs
The Texas Senate moved swiftly this week to advance property tax relief, one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items this session. On Thursday, the chamber voted unanimously to increase the state’s homestead exemption on school district taxes from $100,
Senate rejects House version of property tax cut bill
A bill that would offer a 50% residential property tax cut to single-family residences in Wyoming valued up to $1 million is headed to a joint conference committee
Revised property tax cut bill introduced in Idaho Legislature
Idaho's new property tax bill would spend $50 million on school families and $50 million on a homeowners property tax fund.
Texas is one step closer to historic property tax relief
The largest exemption in property taxes is headed to the Texas House after it was unanimously approved by the state senate.
What the Texas Homestead Exemption bill would mean for property taxes and school funding
AUSTIN – It is now in the hands of the Texas House to decide what to do about a new property tax cut plan. The author of the Senate's plan calls it the largest exemption increase in state history.
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.
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Texas homeowners are one step closer to receiving a property tax break after Senate approves bill
For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...
Texas Senate bills promise property tax relief, El Paso homeowners await impact
The latest round of bills filed in the Texas Senate bills on a historic $18 billion relief effort approved during the legislature's last session.
Texas homeowners are getting a tax break. What about renters?
Senior homeowners should have cheered the loudest because their homestead exemption will grow to $150,000 if the House ...
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Texas Senate unanimously approves tax cuts for homeowners
The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The legislation must win approval from the House next. Audio recording is ...