Home insurance costs are crushing Texas homeowners. Rates are soaring, relief is scarce – here’s what’s driving it and how ...

I make that audacious claim because of his work on property tax legislation — work that affects every property owner in the state. Pre-Bettencourt, I always showed how to lower your property tax by ...

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

A homestead exemption is a tax break that lowers the taxable value of a person’s primary residence. For example, with a 20% ...

Dementia is a big issue, and Texas is at the epicenter. In 2020, approximately 460,000 Texans age 65 and older were living ...

The highest earners in Wyoming, South Dakota and Texas stand to get a tax cut of more than $100,000, according to the ...

Tardy annual financial audits could strip Texas cities of their ability to raise property tax rates under a state law that ...

Texas lawmakers are considering a major increase in the business personal property tax exemption—from $2,500 to $250,000—as ...

The amendments include changes to how property taxes are calculated, when and how bail can be denied and more.

To get public feedback, city leaders are hosting two open houses including a multi-day virtual open house and an in-person meeting on July 12.

The city needs to either find or cut at least $2.3 million more to fully close the gap. Even then, the city council would ...

SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) — Homestead tax exemption rates in Grayson County and across Texas have a chance to go down by November ...