Homeowners already saw a property tax cut in 2023. The Texas Senate is taking it a step further this week by approving a bill to increase the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 for many property owners. State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, the author of the bill, said it would save...
This is the early stages of the bill, now that it has been introduced, it will move to the committee for consideration, then it will need to be voted on by the Senate chamber, if it passes the Senate chamber, it will then move to the House and it will have to move through the sam...
AUSTIN –The Texas House and Senate released their proposed budgets for 2026 and 2027, and lawmakers told CBS News Texas they liked how similar the two chambers' spending plans are. The U.S. and Texas flags fly over the Texas Capitol on Jan. 10, 2023.Eric Gay / AP "It's enco...
May 11, 2023: The House passes HJR 102, a companion bill to HB 1942 that would forward the decision of whether or not to legalize sports betting to state voters. The legislation now moves on to the Senate for further evaluation.April 18, 2023: House Bill 1942, which would legalize online...
Nearly all House lawmakers voted for a separate bill that increases public school funding by some $8 billion. That includes teacher pay raises and “hold harmless” provisions that ensure school districts will keep most of their funding from one year to another. This may be politically necessary...
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The CBS News Texas I-Team first discovered what's now known as a "traveling HFC" in 2023. Apr 23 More I-Team Investigations Politics Politics House approves bill renaming Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" The bill would codify the name change, though it would carry no authority out...
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The Texas House passed onto the Senate a proposed ban Tuesday, alongside another bill that would require a social media warning label for minors.Texas Waco mom sentenced to 40 years in prison in baby’s drug overdose death Updated: May. 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM GMT+8| By Tommy Witherspoon Th...
House Bill LNRA: Lavaca-Navidad River Authority LCRA: Lower Colorado River Authority m3: Cubic meters MBHE: Matagorda Bay Health Evaluation NEAC: Nueces Estuary Advisory Council Nueces BBASC: Nueces River and Corpus Christi and Baffin Bays BBASC Nueces BBEST: Nueces River and Corpu...