A Wednesday night meeting held in Hermann Park's Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion drew a crowd of hundreds of Houston residents, ...

Menefee had been the county attorney since 2021 but stepped down as he is in a runoff election for the U.S. House District 18 ...

Back in November 2025, Texas voters approved increasing the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 for tax purposes.

Back in November 2025, Texas voters approved increasing the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 for tax purposes. To claim the homestead exemption, you must live in the home you are claiming ...

Property owners have a little extra time to pay their taxes without penalty this year because the Jan. 31 deadline falls on a ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Public Health has launched a new Respiratory Illness Dashboard, an online tool designed to help community members, schools, and healthcare providers stay informed ...

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett addresses a rally where she announced she is running for U.S. Senate seat currently held by John Cornyn on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, at the Frederick Douglass Human Services And ...

Property taxes are due Jan. 31, and most homeowners in Harris County should have already received their bills.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has unveiled a plan to drive down property taxes by further hiking the amount of a home’s value that can’t be taxed to pay for public schools and lowering the age at which Texans ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a plan Tuesday to increase the homestead exemption in the next state legislative session and provide additional property tax cuts for Texans aged 55 and ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces his "Double Nickel" proposal to lower property taxes by further hiking the state's school homestead exemption and reducing the age from 65 to 55 at which property taxes ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Texans are about to see another increase to their homestead exemption with an even sweeter deal for seniors in the state. In 2015, the homestead exemption was just $15,000 and ...