A Texas Senate bill to raise the homestead exemption and provide relief to the state's property taxpayers quickly passed out ...

Almost immediately after assuming his new role as chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, state Rep. Ramón ...

During his State of the State address, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared bail reform an emergency item, allowing the ...

It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...

Twenty-nine Texas senators, headed by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, made the move to lower property taxes, right on the heels of Gov ...

Local officials, school advocates and tax policy experts said such a proposal could have dire impacts on basic services.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has vowed to pass a “school choice” law this session in response to public statements from ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott talked about several issues that are top of mind for Texans, including border security, school ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has taken aim at squatters, calling for tougher laws to protect private property from unwelcome ...

In an all-new episode of This Week in Texas, Governor Greg Abbott announced his legislative priorities in his annual State of ...

FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts take a look at the top stories in Texas politics from this week.

This legislative session, Texas needs to reign in property tax increases, attract home insurance providers and continue adding power to the state grid, Gov. Greg Abbott told Community Impact in a ...