The continuing cry for relief from ever rising property taxes is fully underway at the State Capitol with particular focus on ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax ...

Texas lawmakers in Austin again have a multi-billion dollar surplus. Again, some state leaders want to send money back to property owners and pay down local taxes by expanding the homestead exemption ...

Texas homestead tax exemption increase approved by voters Earlier this year, Gov. Greg Abbott doubled down on his ambitious ...

Texas lawmakers are grappling with the potential impact of a proposal to eliminate property taxes ... The office suggested that sales taxes might need to be raised to 22%, a move that Sen.

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000.

Texas state tax has pros and cons. The statewide sales tax rate of 6.25% is a bit high, and localities can add 2%. Property taxes in Texas are also on the high end but were recently lowered for many.

Most red states are looking to reduce property tax burdens, which have increased along with home values. Finding ways of replacing lost revenues for locals remains a challenge.

I discussed Texas franchise tax nexus in a prior post, which can be found here. However, there is a different (albeit similar) set of rules for Texas sales and use tax nexus. As with Texas ...

DALLAS — Texas’ top officials have pledged to cut property taxes ... at the median sales price last year — $339,000 — would have saved about $393 on their 2024 taxes had the additional ...