Texas property taxes and the general residential homestead exemptions have been all over the news this past year due to the passing of Proposition 4 in November 2023. This law increased the annual ...

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 ...

Texas homeowners could save hundreds of dollars in annual school property taxes, building on the massive cuts lawmakers and voters approved in 2023, if a $22.7 billion state Senate priority proposal ...

AUSTIN – It is now in the hands of the Texas House to decide what to do about a new property tax cut plan. The author of the Senate's plan calls it the largest exemption increase in state history.

“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 | ...

For example, if your home is valued at $200,000 and the exemption is $40,000, then you would pay taxes on $160,000 of its value. By the way, the value of your home for taxing purposes is the value of ...

The Tarrant County Commissioners Court says they're increasing the homestead property tax exemption approved for homeowners last year from 10% to 20%. Last year, the commissioners court approved a 10% ...

Here is something all Texas homeowners can be thankful for – homestead rights in Texas. Specifically, homestead protections against creditors after a homeowner dies. Let’s look at a hypothetical ...

Texas has proudly had homestead laws for the last 175 years or so. They were incorporated in the Texas Constitution of 1845 when Texas first became a state. They were so important that they ranked ...