Republicans chair all committees, as promised, while Democrats will lead half of the newly created subcommittees.

Senate Bill 732 would require certain low-income housing for seniors living independently to have backup power.

The bill would increase the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and $150,000 for seniors, which is the largest ...

In San Antonio, after Trump gutted the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice, U.S. Rep. Joaquin ...

Houston-area communities including Pearland, Atascocita and Conroe have some of the highest property tax rates in the nation.

A pair of lawsuits filed by allies of West Texas megadonor Tim Dunn shut down laws that banned outside spending in the House ...

There were only so many chair positions to go around, with 30 committees for 88 Republicans, making it inevitable that some would miss out on plum appointments.

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday called on the Texas House to pass a series of bills designed to reform the state's bail ...

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...

Realtor.com reports that Texas accounted for 15% of the new house permits in the U.S. The state only accounts for 9% of the U ...

The Texas Senate gave unanimous approval to proposals to cut property taxes by raising homestead exemptions to $140,000, ...