Texas Is Running Out of Money to Pay Unemployment Benefits. People Will Still Get...
Texas is running out of money to pay the growing number of people lining up for unemployment relief, economic experts say.
Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Property Tax Relief
Tasked by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick with finding ways to give homeowners and business property owners tax relief as appraisal values skyrocket,...
State’s Agricultural Tax Exemptions Benefit Wealthy at Education’s Expense, Critics Say
For many residents of property-tax happy Texas, a collective concern about next year’s tax bill from local governments constantly percolates. But not for all.
Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick and Dennis Bonnen Propose Raising the Texas Sales Tax in...
Texas' top three political leaders — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen — threw their support Wednesday behind...
Property Tax Reform Proposals Stall — For Now — As Top Texas Lawmakers Scramble...
Thursday was scheduled to be property tax day in the Texas House. Then it was rumored to be property tax day in the Texas...
Here’s How Different Proposals at the Texas Capitol Could Change Property Tax Bills
Top state leaders have toured the state promising Texans they will feel less financially cramped by oversized property tax bills after the legislative session....
COVID-19 Drives Texas Sales Tax Collections to Record Lows
Texas took in about $2.6 billion in state sales taxes in May, according to new numbers released today. The May collections were...
We can't trust Konni Burton with our money
Establishment politicians like Konni Burton won't help finance Texas schools.
Analysis: Asking Texas Voters to Swap Higher Sales Taxes for Property Tax Cuts
In the rush of legislation filed before last week’s deadline, you wouldn’t be the only person who missed the measure proposing a 6.26 percent...
Property Tax Proposal Piles One More Worry on Texas' Rural Hospital Districts
Squeezed by Medicare cuts and a growing number of uninsured patients, rural hospital districts in Texas are worried that the Legislature’s property tax reform...
