Elon Musk urged Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to advance a bill that would subsidize private schools with public dollars ...

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

In a cheeky Valentine's Day message on X, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows doubled down on his commitment to pass school ...

The Texas Senate gave unanimous approval Thursday to proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption ...

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000.

The Texas Senate approved SB 4, which raises the homestead exemption, potentially saving homeowners on property taxes.

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Ted Cruz and Elon Musk are joining a growing number of people in Washington with eyes on the Texas lawmakers as school choice ...

ERCOT’s most dire prediction on Thursday said that energy supply would fall 6.2% short of peak summer demand in 2026. The gap would continue to widen to 32.4% by summer 2029, with winter seasons ...

Senate Bill 4 has passed and heads to the House now, promising an increased homestead exemption for Texas property taxpayers.

State House Speaker Dustin Burrows named Darby, R-San Angelo, to be the new chairman of the House Committee on Energy ...