Homestead exemptions offer exceptions to financial claims on your primary residence. Homeowners filing for bankruptcy may be able to use a homestead exemption to shield the home’s equity from ...

SoleilC / Getty Images/iStockphoto Texas has proudly had homestead laws for the last 175 years or so. They were incorporated in the Texas Constitution of 1845 when Texas first became a state. They ...

HOUSTON — Texas voters approved many property tax changes that could save some homeowners hundreds of dollars. The 2023 tax bills are due at the end of the month, so here are some changes that you ...

Patrick unveiled his proposal to increase the homestead exemption for school property taxes during a press conference at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday unveiled a plan to drive down property taxes by further hiking the amount of a home’s value that can’t be taxed to pay for public schools and lowering the age at which ...

From headline-makers to quiet fixes, the Texas Legislature made defining choices on politics, priorities and people in 2025. Here’s what stood out: Homestead relief goes to voters — […] ...

Lawmakers worked this year to address Texas' property taxes by increasing the tax break homeowners get on their property — ...