As Lubbock Independent School District faces shrinking student enrollment, trustees are asking voters to approve $290 million in new bond debt—and they’re claiming “no tax increase is required” to repay the debt. With interest, the bond would cost local property taxpayers $566 million, according to the district’s own estimates—almost double the dollar amount voters will see on the May 3 ballot. view article

Offering the one-year reappraisal reprieve was a high priority for some newly elected appraisal district board members last year. But the idea was so new that the agency’s top leaders were still hashing out how to make it work hours before the state’s deadline to formalize its policies for 2025 and 2026. view article

Beaumont ISD says it's experiencing notable success in its efforts to recruit new staff, particularly teachers. The district has expanded its search, attracting educators with advanced degrees and years of experience. Brandon Basinger, Assistant Director of Human Resources, tells KFDM/Fox 4 the the number of highly qualified teachers has more than doubled, from 30 to 62. view article

During their regular meeting March 10, the Northwest ISD board of trustees unanimously approved a resolution opposing the Tarrant Appraisal District’s reappraisal plan for residential properties within the district. The plan would essentially freeze residential property values in 2025 to the 2024 values and does not require reappraisal until 2027. view article

I don't know about you, but like many Texans I am growing weary of high property taxes. view article

The terminal continues an oil export infrastructure buildout that pushes growth in U.S. oil production as momentum fades on a phase-out of fossil fuels.  view article

AUSTIN, Texas - In an exclusive interview, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick sat down with FOX 7 Austin about the suspicion surrounding the Texas Lottery Commission.  view article

Senators voted unanimously to send the measure to the House.  view article

The Texas Senate moved swiftly this week to advance property tax relief, one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items this session. view article

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

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 full Senate. view article

DALLAS — Gov. Greg Abbott, in his bid to curb Texas’ high property taxes, wants Texas voters to have the final say on any property tax hike. view article

President Donald Trump said he plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Feb. 10. view article

DALLAS — Texas’ top officials have pledged to cut property taxes for homeowners and businesses this year, building on a mammoth package of tax cuts lawmakers passed two years ago. view article

(The Center Square) – At his state of the state address Sunday in Austin, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his legislative priorities. They range from property tax reform to school choice to imposing the death penalty for child murderers. view article

The tariffs, which also target China, are scheduled to go into effect Tuesday. They prompted immediate efforts to retaliate.   view article

Texas decertified a widely used electronic pollbook after problems in November. Will a fix arrive in time for the next election?   view article

The deadline to pay your property taxes is quickly approaching. If you plan to pay by mail, we want to remind you to double-check everything! And that’s really important if you’re paying taxes to the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. For one local woman, who reached out to KPRC 2′s Help Desk, the mistake almost turned into a property tax headache, but her quick action and a bit of luck helped her avoid disaster. view article

Restrict THC, help with deportations, infuse religion in schools and provide property tax relief – these are among the Patrick priorities.   view article

COLLEGE STATION (Texas Real Estate Research Center) – Texas’ housing market slowed in February after persistently low mortgage interest rates contributed to record sales in the existing-home sector the previous month. "Sales activity was greatly hindered by February’s unseasonably wintery weather that caused power outages and water disruptions across the state," said Dr. Luis Torres, research economist for the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. Existing-homes sold through the Texas Multiple Listing Services declined 16 percent from January, drawing even with year-ago levels. Despite slower sales, the state’s existing-home inventory fell below 1.5 months in February. The number of new listings that hit the market declined for the second straight month to their lowest reading since April 2020, when the state was under a stay-at-home mandate. view article

Count on the Texas Legislature to come up with a painfully complicated and inefficient way to repeal a painfully complicated and inefficient tax. Lawmakers deserve praise for targeting the Texas Franchise Tax, but their methods are unsound. The franchise tax, also called the margins or business tax, ranks consistently as one of the worst taxes anywhere in the country. It was the convoluted response to the Texas Supreme Court declaring the public school finance system unconstitutional. Lawmakers had to lower property taxes to comply with the court order, so to find replacement funds they rewrote the franchise tax, what businesses pay for the privilege to operate in our great state. view article

The Dallas school board Thursday night voted against putting a tax ratification election before voters this fall. The proposed 13-cent tax hike would have given the district $100 million to fund early childhood education and early college high school programs. The district also wanted to expand a program that pays extra money to top teachers who take jobs in some of the district’s toughest schools. view article

Trustees of the Wylie Independent School District proposed a tax rate of $1.13 per $100 of property value for the 2016-17 fiscal year — a tax cut of 2.4 cents — and added more money to the proposed budget for teachers' salaries during Monday's regular board meeting. Trustees conducted their third of three workshops for the 2016-17 budget of $32.340 million and set a special meeting for Monday, Aug. 29, at 6:30 p.m. to receive comments from the public on the budget and tax rate and then consider approval. view article

School trustees in Kilgore began their budget-writing season Monday with an overview of what is and isn’t known about financing the 2014-15 school year. view article