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

Until GOP support fell into place, it was unclear whether Gabbard’s nomination would succeed. Given the 53-47 split in the ...

A Texas Senate bill to raise the homestead exemption and provide relief to the state's property taxpayers quickly passed out of committee Tuesday.

Sen. José Menéndez’s proposal, which does not come with additional funding, would require districts to install seatbelts for ...

Republicans in the Texas Senate introduced a bill that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools ...

A bipartisan committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate legislation that would raise the state homestead ...

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

The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the ...

A bill aimed at lowering property taxes unanimously passed in the Texas Senate on Tuesday with bipartisan support, according ...

Undeterred by four years of sluggish progress and certain defeat at the Texas Capitol, the gambling industry is plodding ...

A state senator, Phil King, introduced a bill Monday requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Another ...

A bipartisan panel of Texas Senators approved legislation that would increase Texas' homestead property tax exemption, once ...