Rising property values have inflated tax bills in many states, but ending all homeowner taxes would cost billions or even ...

“Go see Ralph Williams.” That was my editor’s advice back in 1982, as I began covering the West Virginia Legislature. No explanation. Just a name — and the clear implication that if I wanted to ...

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One proposition addresses Islamic Sharia law, which Texas has taken a lead on nationally. Gov. Abbott has taken multiple ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced the launch of his reelection campaign in Houston this past Sunday evening. Bringing school choice to Texas was the dominant policy proposal on which Abbott’s ...

Texas law allows bees and bee hives to qualify for reducing property taxes on small plots of land. Dennis Herbert drafted the original legislation for the current bee law that allows small acreage ...

O’Connor discusses the biggest Texas property tax news of 2025. HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, January 16, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / — ...

DALLAS — Getting his recently unveiled property tax relief proposal through the Texas Legislature will likely be the toughest fight in Gov. Greg Abbott’s political career. As with his grinding, ...

Property taxes fund schools, roads and police departments — and they’re often the largest source of local government revenue.

“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 | ...

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When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced his reelection campaign in Houston on Sunday, he promised to overhaul the local property tax system that generates nearly half of the total tax revenue statewide.