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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Iowa lawmakers eye ending recreation trust fund in favor of one for property tax relief
The fund has sat empty for nearly 15 years, as funds would only be allocated to it if lawmakers approved a sales tax increase ...
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.
For Texas grid resilience we need to modernize transmission lines
Former state Rep. Justin Holland for the modernization of transmission lines to ensure Texas grid reliability.
Suit challenges Louisiana ballot measure seeking tax law rewrite
A group of voters has filed suit against Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry seeking to halt a vote on a state ...
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Passage of local tax, bond ballot measures in Texas could get tougher
Texas officials are eying ways to protect a massive state-funded school property tax cut from being eroded by local bond ...
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Dallas Housing Coalition’s ‘Lege Tracker’ Monitors Bills That Will Affect New Home Construction, Property Taxes
The Dallas Housing Coalition just rolled out a “lege tracker” webpage that’s going to make our jobs a little bit easier.
Texas landlords scramble for property tax breaks worth millions as loophole closes: ‘Crazy gold rush’
Housing finance corporations can erase an apartment owner’s property tax bill without notice to affected cities or counties, ...
Lubbock ISD trustees blame state, funding issues for school closures
Several Lubbock ISD trustees blame Texas lawmakers for district's need for school closures and bond request, citing ...
What the Texas Homestead Exemption bill would mean for property taxes and school funding
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 ...
In Texas, inflation-adjusted state, local public school funding lower than 2011 | Analysis
As Gov. Abbott spars with lawmakers over school vouchers and both Republicans and Democrats push for more school funding, ...
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Proof of citizenship, property tax relief
The FOX Texas Trio takes a closer look at two bills in the Texas Legislature. SB 309 requires proof of citizenship to register to voter and SB 4 increases the Homestead Exemption for Texas property ...