Texas is slated to spend $51 billion on property tax cuts over the next two years. Some worry that’s unsustainable.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed three bills June 16 aimed at reducing property taxes for homeowners and businesses. The proposed ...

Several readers based in Texas wrote to Newsweek about their growing frustration with County Appraisal Districts in the state.

How it works is homeowners can shave $140,000 off the taxable value of their home when paying school district property taxes. In theory, a home worth $140,000 would no longer be required to pay school ...

According to a recent analysis by property information firm CoreLogic, median property taxes on Texas single-family homes grew by 26% between 2019 and 2023, without accounting for inflation.

Texas would need to spend about $81.5 billion a year to get rid of property taxes collected by school districts, cities and counties, the Legislative Budget Board told Senate lawmakers last year.

Senate Bill 2 largely reins in Texas’ out-of-control property tax system. Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and the lawmakers from both parties who supported ...

Texas property taxes in 2024. Texas homeowners saw impacts of the property tax relief package in January 2024, when they received their 2023 property tax bills. Related Content.

A separate $3 billion provision in the Senate's budget bill, SB 1, would compress or "buy down" school districts' tax rates, potentially providing additional tax cuts to homeowners. Under those ...

Texas would need to spend about $81.5 billion a year to get rid of property taxes collected by school districts, cities and counties, the Legislative Budget Board told Senate lawmakers last year.