The X post claiming the Texas Legislature is "jerking around" Texas was swiftly rebuked by Sen. Paul Bettencourt.

I make that audacious claim because of his work on property tax legislation — work that affects every property owner in the state. Pre-Bettencourt, I always showed how to lower your property tax by ...

Senate Bill 4 by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican, would change the state’s homestead exemption, which reduces how much of a home’s value can be taxed to pay for public ...

Senate Bill 4, also by Bettencourt, would boost the exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 if authorized by voters. That bill has not yet received a committee hearing in the House.

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A plan to cut property taxes for senior citizens and disabled Texans is moving forward at the State Capitol. The Texas Senate voted 30-1 Wednesday to approve Senate Bill 23 ...

State lawmakers have reached a deal on how to allocate more than $3 billion in new property tax relief, with the bulk of the cuts set to benefit homeowners. The agreement, revealed in Senate and ...

Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate have brokered a deal on how to lower Texans’ property taxes, tax-cut proponents from each chamber said Monday.