California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is seeking voter approval for a mid-decade congressional redistricting in response to the new maps that Texas lawmakers are in the process of approving. Meanwhile, ...

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – On election day, 61% of voters in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District voted against Proposition A. If approved, it would have raised property taxes by 12 ...

Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20, for the Nov. 4 election. There are 17 propositions in all, with many of them involving reducing property taxes and changing the Texas Constitution. Among them is ...

An expert warns taxpayers not to expect automatic windfalls—refunds depend on individual income, family circumstances and withholding amounts.

Texas homeowners and business owners are set for sweeping property tax relief after voters approved a pair of constitutional amendments aimed at easing one of the state’s most persistent financial ...

“I have grave concerns that municipalities across Texas have blatantly violated the law in an attempt to crank up people’s property taxes,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. Recently adopted ...

DALLAS — Texas voters this week showed wariness toward raising property taxes — and embraced cutting them. Voters across the state shot down bids by school districts and cities to increase funds to ...

AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott said the state is looking to roll back the ability for cities and counties to raise property tax rates to fund disaster recovery. Senate Bill 10 seeks to limit the ...

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