The Texas housing market has experienced an unprecedented increase in appraisal values in recent years, particularly during the 2020-22 boom. As a result, homeowners have been feeling the pressure of ...

O'Connor and Associates is fighting for a property tax reduction for Texas residents by staying current on changes for your homestead exemptions. HOUSTON, TX, UNITED ...

Texas homeowners could save hundreds of dollars in annual school property taxes, building on the massive cuts lawmakers and voters approved in 2023, if a $22.7 billion state Senate priority proposal ...

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when a bipartisan committee voted unanimously to approve and send two bills to the ...

The Texas Legislature is poised to approve an increase in the homestead exemption, which, if approved by voters, would reduce school taxes on someone’s primary residence. Rodger Mallison Star-Telegram ...

Q: My wife turns 65 this year, but she is not listed on the deed to our house. I will not turn 65 for a few more years. How do we apply for over age 65 homestead exemption? Do we even qualify? I know ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Senators voted unanimously to increase the homestead exemption to a record amount for homeowners, but during the debate some lawmakers brought up concerns about local taxing ...

SoleilC / Getty Images/iStockphoto AUSTIN – Property tax relief is a priority for Republican state leaders, who have worked alongside Democrats in the Texas Capitol for years to reduce those taxes for ...

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Average North Texas property tax bills were more than 50% higher than the nationwide average in 2023. Lynda M. Gonzalez / Staff Photographer AUSTIN — Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the ...

From left, Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, and Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, discuss an amendment to House Bill 3 in March 2023 on the Senate floor at the Capitol in ...