Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will hold a news conference on Wednesday morning as the Texas Legislature looks to pass its first bills ...

Governor Greg Abbott’s legislative priority of property tax relief took a step forward as a Texas Senate committee unanimously advanced a new plan.

Sen. José Menéndez’s proposal, which does not come with additional funding, would require districts to install seatbelts for ...

The legislation comes on the heels of an executive order signed last month by President Donald Trump promising “forceful and ...

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

A 2017 law requires all newly purchased school buses to be outfitted with three-point seatbelts but does not require ...

Gov. Greg Abbott declared bail reform as one of his emergency items for the 89th legislative session. During his state of the ...

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

A bill aimed at lowering property taxes unanimously passed in the Texas Senate on Tuesday with bipartisan support, according ...