Texas Senate proposes increasing the homestead exemption to $140k
Last session, Texas lawmakers provided the largest property tax cut in the state's history by increasing the homestead ...
Texas senator proposes cutting property taxes by raising homestead exemption
Senate Bill 4 would raise the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 and ensure school districts would not lose money.
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UH Day at the Capitol: Coogs Heading to Austin to Highlight Legislative Priorities
An enthusiastic contingent of leaders, students and alumni from the University of Houston is heading to Austin on Tuesday, ...
Think Houston is warm now? Here's when Texas cities hit their first 100-degree days
It may only be the first week of February, but Houston and many other parts of Texas have already experienced an early taste ...
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Texas school districts all struggling with lack of state funding
It's not just Central Texas schools struggling with budget deficits. Districts all across the state are dealing with ...
The next ambassador to Costa Rica may be a Houston doughnut shop owner
Melinda Hildebrand, who is publicly known as the owner of a Houston doughnut shop, was nominated to serve under the Trump administration Thursday.
Houston philanthropist Mindy Hildebrand gives $20M to University of Texas
Houston civic leader and philanthropist Mindy Hildebrand gave $20 million to the MBA program at UT Austin’s McCombs School of ...
National Signing Day: Austin-area high school football players take next step
Among the area players who signed athletic scholarships on National Signing Day was American-Statesman offensive Player of ...
Texas Lege [Simplified]: Your guide to how laws are made in Texas
Welcome to our guide to the 89th Regular Legislative session. We’ll walk you through who makes up the Legislature, how laws ...