Property taxes and sales taxes can outweigh the savings from no state income tax, especially for retirees on fixed incomes.

A Texas Senate bill to raise the homestead exemption and provide relief to the state's property taxpayers quickly passed out of committee Tuesday.

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — On top of each ballot this election are 17 constitutional amendments voters will need to decide on. A majority of those propositions are related to the state’s tax code. Two of the ...

On November 4, Texans will vote on 17 legislatively referred constitutional amendments, of which eight regard taxation in the Lone Star State. Each requires a simple majority of voters to pass into ...

AUSTIN — Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when a bipartisan committee voted unanimously to approve and send two bills ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas homeowners could be looking at additional property tax cuts on the horizon thanks to a new Senate bill. On Thursday night, State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) filed Senate ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, is making another move to lower property taxes. On Friday, he filed Senate Bill 4, alongside 28 other senators, to increase the residence ...

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when a bipartisan committee voted unanimously to approve and send two bills to the ...

Barriers to Justice - Our investigation reveals that while Texas is a leader in legislation to stop human trafficking, few people actually face trafficking charges. Jennifer Sanders uncovers ...