“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 ...

Anti-tax advocates are pushing to eliminate property taxes for homeowners. Rising property values have increased tax bills, ...

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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 / — ...

A Texas Senate bill to raise the homestead exemption and provide relief to the state's property taxpayers quickly passed out of committee Tuesday.

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

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, successful ...

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, ...

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 ...

“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 | ...

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.