Homestead Exemption

Abbott signed Senate Bills 4 and 23 and House Bill 9 at the Robson Ranch Clubhouse in Denton. All three are part of Republican lawmakers' efforts to bring tax relief statewide to homeowners, seniors and small-business owners.

A law that went into effect last year requires central appraisal districts to periodically review exemptions homeowners have claimed.

The city will allow those who are 65 and older or have a disability and live in the home they own to keep more money from taxes.

In a vote that pit representatives of the city’s lowest-income districts against their colleagues, Austin City Council members narrowly approved an 8…

From the Texas Tribune: With more than 90 percent of all precincts counted, statewide measures aimed at cutting property taxes, boosting funding for road…