Texas leaders press for Trump, Congress to pay back the state billions of dollars for securing the border
Gov. Abbott returned to Washington for the second week in a row to urge Congress to reimburse Texas billions of dollars.
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Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote
The Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a full vote in the Senate after hours of public testimony largely focused on whether the ...
Texas Senate votes unanimously to raise Homestead Exemption, sends bills to the House
The Texas Senate sent two bills to the Texas House on Thursday that will cut property taxes by again increasing the Homestead ...
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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 ...