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Texas Senate votes in favor of proposals to deny bail to certain accused violent criminals
The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House ...
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Texas Senate bill would give public school teachers free pre-K and raises based on experience and performance
The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic ...
Senate approves $140K homestead exemption to increase property tax relief
Texas Senators voted unanimously to increase the homestead exemption to $140K to provide tax relief to Texans. If passed in ...
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Texas Senators file new bill for largest property tax exemption in history
Most Texas Senators have signed on to a new bill that increases the residence homestead exemption to $140,000. Twenty-nine Texas senators, headed by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) made the ...
The Texas Tribune11d
Texas Senate unanimously approves tax cuts for homeowners
The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...
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Texas lawmaker's bail reform bill package heads to House after easy path through Senate
The Texas Senate passed a trio of legislation from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules ...
Texas Senate greenlights new property tax cuts despite concerns over mounting costs
Increasing the homestead exemption would cost the state roughly $3 billion over two years and add to a growing tab of ...
Texas Senate panel approves $140,000 property tax homestead exemption
Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle when a bipartisan ...
Texas Senate panel votes to cut property taxes for homeowners
The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000.