The Texas Senate gave unanimous approval to proposals to cut property taxes by raising homestead exemptions to $140,000, ...

One month into the 89th legislative session, all Texas lawmakers have been assigned to committees. All bills must be ...

Twenty-nine Texas senators, headed by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, made the move to lower property taxes, right on the heels of Gov ...

According to a 2023 report by Healthy Futures of Texas, opt-in policies create barriers for families with absentee, lower-income, or non-English speaking parents. Additionally, many times parents ...

Texas Senator Paul Bettencourt announced on Friday he's filed a bill in an effort to increase the residence homestead ...

On Tuesday, the Texas state Senate was scheduled to pass major bills ... upholding an objection from Sen. Donna Campbell (R) that Davis' discussion of a 2011 fetal sonogram law is not germane ...

In Texas Governor Greg Abbott's State of the State, he fast-tracked a bill for a vote to fund school choice and raise teacher ...

Houston, is making another move to lower property taxes. On Friday, he filed Senate Bill 4 alongside 28 other senators to ...

SB 846, filed by Sen. Bryan Hughes would give unprecedented prosecutorial powers to the attorney general on issues of voter ...

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The Senate education committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts.