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Texas seniors are getting a huge property tax break. Everyone else is picking up the tab.
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (1696+ words) These days, property taxes are just about the only thing Jane Lindsley is saving money on. For the 72-year-old, the cost of everything — from gas and groceries to homeowners insurance and healthcare — have gone up. So it was a welcome…...
Texas seniors are getting a huge property tax break. Everyone else is picking up the tab
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1721+ words) State lawmakers passed generous homestead exemptions that have allowed some 60% of Texas homeowners age 65 and up to pay $0 in school property taxes. These days, property taxes are just about the only thing Jane Lindsley is saving money on. For the…...
Paxton, Talarico spar over gas tax suspension amid rising prices
1+ week, 2+ day ago (621+ words) Talarico, who criticized the Iran war, has called for months for a gas tax holiday. Paxton now says the tax should be permanently ended. Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico traded barbs over the gas tax…...
Sugar Land adopts 3.6% property tax increase, adding about $59 a year for median homeowner
2+ week, 5+ day ago (385+ words) Sugar Land homeowners were originally facing a property tax increase of about $96 a year — more than 6% — before City Council approved a lower tax rate this week. Sugar Land homeowners in the suburban Fort Bend County area will see a smaller…...
Fact Check: Where U.S. Senate candidates in Texas stand on taxes
3+ week, 1+ day ago (186+ words) Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico have outlined their tax and affordability initiatives while on the campaign trail for the U.S. Senate. Paxton, who serves as Texas Attorney General, and Talarico, an Austin-area state representative, are in a closely-watched race…...