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Lance Koster was ready for a career change and believed Texas was the best place to make it happen. The Koster family is ...
Frisco City Council unanimously approved an increase in the city’s homestead property tax exemption from 15% to 20% — the ...
Residents in Killeen can expect to see a property tax increase of 4% in 2026. Business owners and homeowners could be ...
Several readers based in Texas wrote to Newsweek about their growing frustration with County Appraisal Districts in the state.
Dementia is a big issue, and Texas is at the epicenter. In 2020, approximately 460,000 Texans age 65 and older were living ...
A homestead exemption is a tax break that lowers the taxable value of a person’s primary residence. For example, with a 20% ...
Tardy annual financial audits could strip Texas cities of their ability to raise property tax rates under a state law that ...
The X post claiming the Texas Legislature is “jerking around” Texas was swiftly rebuked by Sen. Paul Bettencourt.
As federal pandemic aid ends and sales tax revenues cool, analysts say it could constrain the Texas Legislature in coming ...
Currently, Texas law allows businesses to exempt up to $2,500 of income-producing property from tax. This might include equipment such as computers, printers or specialized vehicles.
Property tax relief, foreign buyers and affordable housing development soaked up political capital during the session.
Abbott has long been trying to lower the property tax burden on Texas homeowners, signing in 2023 what was then the largest property tax cut in the state's history at $18 billion.