While Texas leaders debate property tax reform, a tax expert is proposing targeted relief for first-time homebuyers while ...

“What the state has been doing since 2019 is to dramatically ramp up how much money is being budgeted for property tax relief,” state Sen. Paul Bettencourt told The Texas Newsroom. (Gabriel C. Pérez | ...

After the holiday season comes tax season. Property taxes in Texas generate nearly half the total tax revenue statewide and help fund local public schools and services. Here's what you need to know ...

The property tax relief package requires voter approval in the November 2025 election to amend the Texas Constitution. In West Texas, home is where we put down roots, raise our families, and make ...

AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott said the state is looking to roll back the ability for cities and counties to raise property tax rates to fund disaster recovery. Senate Bill 10 seeks to limit the ...

Some – but not all – nonprofit organizations in Texas may enjoy exemption from certain of the omnipotent and ubiquitous tax regimes. Indeed, the property tax exemption opportunity for Texas nonprofit ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced the launch of his reelection campaign in Houston this past Sunday evening. Bringing school choice to Texas was the dominant policy proposal on which Abbott’s ...

“I have grave concerns that municipalities across Texas have blatantly violated the law in an attempt to crank up people’s property taxes,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. Recently adopted ...

Comal County property taxes are due Jan. 31, however, the county will accept payments through Feb. 2, as Jan. 31 falls on a ...

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Edelmiro “Eddie” Garcia, Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector, informed property owners this week that 68,725 final statements for the 2025 tax year were ...