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Texas senator proposes cutting property taxes by raising homestead exemption

Legislation raising Texas’ property tax homestead exemption to $140,000 was filed in the Texas Senate on Friday, offering the first look at how the Legislature may handle one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency agenda items.

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Texas Senate proposes increasing the homestead exemption to $140k

Last session, Texas lawmakers provided the largest property tax cut in the state's history by increasing the homestead exemption to $100,000.

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More Texas tax relief ahead? SB 4 to add onto historic property tax relief

Texas Senator Paul Bettencourt announced on Friday he's filed a bill in an effort to increase the residence homestead exemption.

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Texas senators file bill for more property tax relief

Houston, is making another move to lower property taxes. On Friday, he filed Senate Bill 4 alongside 28 other senators to increase the residence homestead exemption to $140,000. This would be the largest exemption in Texas history.

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Texas Senate proposes bigger Homestead Exemption

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El Paso delegation opposes Texas Senate’s school choice bill

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What are school vouchers in Texas? What to know about Senate Bill 2

The Texas Senate has passed SB 2, which now awaits approval from the House. Here's what lawmakers say about the proposed school voucher program.

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Texas Senate begins debate on school choice. Here’s what to know, how to watch

School choice, using public money for private education, is Gov. Greg. Abbott's top priority for the Texas Legislature.

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Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

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Texas A&M University System testifies in front of Senate Finance Committee

Leaders of Texas’s public universities made their cases to the committee as they look to secure more money for projects and ...

Texas Senate passes SB 2 to create Education Savings Accounts, now heads to House

The Senate passed different versions of the bill several times last session, but it's died in the House each time.

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The 3 biggest powers in the Texas Legislature: The governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...

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Sen. John Cornyn wants to play hardball as Texas seeks $11 billion for border costs

Gov. Greg Abbott will make another trip to Washington next week to push for $11 billion to defray state spending on border ...

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Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay

According to TSTA, while Senate Bill 2 has an initial cost of about $1 billion, the bill is expected to balloon up to $6 ...

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Dan Patrick is on a mission at the Legislature to rein in Texas' hemp industry

Texans gained access to consumable hemp products in 2019 when the Legislature legalized their production and sale following a ...

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5 Black trailblazers from Texas you should know about this Black History Month

Some of Black History Month's most important icons are from the Lone Star State. If you don't know the history of how these ...

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El Paso delegation opposes Texas Senate’s school choice bill

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