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This legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott made property tax relief an emergency item for the legislature to pass.
Staff writers Philip Jankowski, Gromer Jeffers, Jr., Nolan McCaskill and Aaron Torres contributed to this report.
A bill to increase judicial salaries from $140,000 to $175,000 a year stalled amid a disagreement over lawmakers’ own ...
After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, Texas’ 2025 legislative session has ended. In all, state legislators passed more ...
The 89th Legislature, which ended Monday, considered more than 8,700 bills during its 140-day session. We advocated for the ...
Texas’ conservative Legislature has again and again refused to mandate that most private businesses use E-Verify. Experts say ...
AUSTIN, Texas (KCBD) - Texas lawmakers are celebrating the end of their 140-day sprint this evening. It’s Sine Die under the ...
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made it a priority this year to require people to prove citizenship ...
The Texas Legislature approved a bill increasing the homestead exemption on school property taxes by $40,000 to $140,000. Homeowners who are 65 or older would see their exemption increase to $200,000 ...
Monday was "sine die" for the Texas Legislature — the last day of the 89th legislative session. Here’s what happened under ...
Monday was "sine die" for the Texas Legislature — the last day of the 89th legislative session. Here’s what happened under ...