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

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

President Donald Trump praised the efforts of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in the Texas Senate's passing of SB2, which would create ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Wednesday he believes he has an agreement from the House to pass a bail reform package this session but warned he’s willing to play “hardball” to force special sessions if ...

The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

Senate Bill 4 has passed and heads to the House now, promising an increased homestead exemption for Texas property taxpayers.

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

Dan Patrick. The issue in 2023 divided House Republicans ... requirements and mandated an armed guard on every campus. Many district leaders argued the $300 million the state allocated in the ...

Read full article: Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare reacts ... whole lot cheaper — from $108 down to $39.97 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Sunday said the Legislature should amend the languag ...

The Texas Senate sent two bills to the Texas House on Thursday that will cut property taxes by again increasing the Homestead ...

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