Texas has one of the highest sales and property tax rates in the nation. The state imposes a 6.25% state sales and use tax.

The Texas Senate gave unanimous approval Thursday to proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption ...

With the Texas Legislature back in action, the state's notoriously high property taxes are once again driving conversation.

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

Texas Senators voted unanimously to increase the homestead exemption to $140K to provide tax relief to Texans. If passed in ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax ...

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

The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill raising the property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, potentially saving homeowners hundreds of dollars. The legislature is allocating $3 billion to ...

Texas lawmakers in Austin again have a multi-billion dollar surplus. Again, some state leaders want to send money back to property owners and pay down local taxes by expanding the homestead exemption ...

Gov. Abbott seeks a two-thirds voter approval for Texas tax hikes, impacting local government fiscal autonomy and potentially ...

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